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Melara: 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 Paradello 1, Melara.

Melara, the Po embankment at the western tip of Polesine

The Po embankment is Melara's horizon. The village sits at the western end of Polesine, the low plain of the province of Rovigo, on the border with Lombardy. The village lies on flat land between the great river and cultivated fields, in a landscape of reclaimed land, canals and straight roads. For work and services people look in several directions: Rovigo, the Verona area and the Mantua area across the regional border are reached by car.

Buyers find detached houses with yards, newer homes from recent decades and rural houses to renovate. Living near the Po means having the protection of the embankments while sitting on low ground with a high water table. The report checks the official flood maps for the exact address, and before buying it is worth asking whether the house has had damp or water coming in on the ground floor.

Istat, the national statistics office, counts 1,676 residents in 2023, down 10.4% from 1,870 in 2011. The average age of 49.3 is close to the 49.0 of the province of Rovigo, with over-65s at 29.5%. Foreign residents are 10.4% and households have 2.23 people on average. Declared incomes are above the provincial average.

All 50 municipalities in the province of Rovigo are in seismic zone 3 under the Civil Protection classification; in Melara the expected ground acceleration is 0.085 g. On alluvial ground, look for cracks and foundation settlement in an older house. The Revenue Agency cadastral maps are published and the report identifies the parcel.

Key points

  • Western end of Polesine, on the Po embankment.
  • Low ground: check flooding and damp.
  • All 50 municipalities in Rovigo province in seismic zone 3.
  • Population down 10.4% since 2011.

Overview

Melara is a municipality in the province of Rovigo, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 1,676 residents, ranked 33 of 50 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Melara 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 0.085 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 10.4%. The estimated average age is 49 years, in line with the province. 29% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 10.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Melara declared an average taxable income of 25,822 euros, above the provincial average (23,221 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Melara is in climate zone E, with 2,355 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 13 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Melara has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 sports facilities.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets 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 10.3% of the land in Melara, compared with 8.4% in the province and 11.9% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Melara 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 Melara.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Melara: 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 Melara 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 24 inhabited census areas in Melara. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 58 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 100.0%

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 029032. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.