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Lusia: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Rovigo, Veneto. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.

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The report looks at the exact point: landslide and flood risk, seismic zone, price per square metre for the area, services and nearby stops.

For example: Via Provvidenza 1, Lusia.

Lusia, the Adige and the market gardens of Polesine

Lusia is a municipality in Polesine, on the right bank of the Adige, on a low plain almost at sea level shaped by embankments and reclamation canals. The name is tied to market gardening: Lusia lettuce has protected IGP status, and greenhouses and vegetable fields cover much of the countryside.

Living here means choosing a quiet farming area, with Rovigo and Lendinara as the reference towns for secondary schools, hospital care and work, reachable by car. The market offers detached houses, farmhouses, small villas and a few blocks of flats, often with land. In an area this flat and this close to a major river, the position relative to the embankment and to lower ground matters: the report checks the official flood maps for the address.

The population is falling: 3,290 residents in 2023, down 8.5% on 2011, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 47.6, a little below the 49.0 of the province of Rovigo, one of the oldest in Veneto, and over-65s are 24.5% against 28.1% for the province. Foreign residents are 10.7%, many working in agriculture.

All 50 municipalities in Polesine are in seismic zone 3 of the Civil Protection classification. In Lusia the expected acceleration is about 0.067 g, a low value. On alluvial soils like these, foundations matter: for houses with cracks or settlement, get a survey before signing the preliminary contract.

The Revenue Agency's cadastral maps are published and the report finds the parcel from the address.

Key points

  • Polesine municipality on the right bank of the Adige.
  • Home of Lusia IGP lettuce, greenhouses and market gardens.
  • 3,290 residents, down 8.5% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.067 g.

Overview

Lusia is a municipality in the province of Rovigo, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 3,290 residents, ranked 17 of 50 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Lusia is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. All 50 municipalities in the province are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.067 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

Even in zone 3, seismic standards apply to new buildings: for an older building, ask about the design year and any structural work.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has fallen by 8.5%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 10.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Lusia declared an average taxable income of 23,155 euros, in line with the province (23,221 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Lusia is in climate zone E, with 2,410 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 15 October to 15 April, for up to 14 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 10 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Lusia has 5 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.6 per 1,000 residents.

Public transport

We do not yet have open public transport timetables for this municipality: the report says so explicitly, without inventing distances.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 12.6% of the land in Lusia, compared with 8.4% in the province and 11.9% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.9 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Lusia is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Regione Veneto in 2025. Radon varies from building to building and can only be known by measuring it, especially on ground floors and in basements.

Official databases list no contaminated sites in Lusia.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Lusia: the report checks the address against the ISPRA maps.

House prices

The Revenue Agency's price ranges per square metre (OMI) apply to zones, not to whole municipalities: the report gives the range for the address's zone.

Land registry

The cadastral maps for Lusia are public: from the address the report finds the sheet and parcel number.

Liveability area by area

The Vicinalia liveability index runs from 0 to 100 and looks at the place, not the people who live there: services within walking distance, transport, green space, natural hazards, air, quiet, buildings and connection. Here it is worked out at the centre of each of the 31 inhabited census areas in Lusia. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 56 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 98.3%
  • good 1.7%

Vicinalia index by census area, licence CC BY-SA 4.0. Data: IdroGEO ISPRA (2026), Istat, INGV, EEA, AGCOM, Overture Maps and OpenStreetMap.

The colour is the value at the centre of the area. For an exact address, search for it above: the free check looks at that exact point. How the index is worked out

Data sources

ISTAT code 029031. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.