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Occhiobello: 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 Eridania 1, Occhiobello.

Occhiobello, on the Po embankment facing Ferrara

From Occhiobello, Ferrara is just across the river Po. The road bridge and the A13 motorway junction put the Emilian city a few minutes away, and for many residents Ferrara rather than Rovigo is where they go for work, schools and hospital care. The district of Santa Maria Maddalena, at the foot of the bridge, is almost a suburb of Ferrara on the Veneto bank.

The river is the first thing to understand. In November 1951 the Po embankments gave way along this stretch and water covered much of the Polesine, the low-lying land between the Po and the Adige, for months. The banks have since been raised and strengthened, but the whole municipality is still low plain, a few metres above sea level, protected by embankments and drained by pumping stations. The report checks the official flood hazard maps at the address, and for a house with rooms below ground it is worth asking how things have gone in recent years.

The population is growing. Istat, the national statistics office, counted 12,064 residents in 2023, up 6.3% on 2011, while much of the Polesine is losing people. The estimated average age is 47.0 against 49.0 for the province of Rovigo, one of the oldest in Veneto, and foreign residents make up 10.8%. Declared incomes are above the provincial average.

All 50 municipalities in the province of Rovigo are in seismic zone 3. In Occhiobello the expected ground acceleration is about 0.109 g. The 2012 Emilia earthquake, felt across the area, showed that in the low plain sandy, waterlogged ground can amplify shaking, so for an older house a structural survey is a sensible precaution.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps and the report finds the plot from the address.

Key points

  • Facing Ferrara, with a bridge over the Po and an A13 junction.
  • Population up 6.3% since 2011.
  • Low plain behind embankments: flood hazard checked by address.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.109 g.

Overview

Occhiobello is a municipality in the province of Rovigo, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 12,064 residents, among the most populous in the province (4 of 50).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Occhiobello 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 0.109 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 grown by 6.3%. The estimated average age is 47 years, lower than the province average (49). 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 10.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Occhiobello declared an average taxable income of 25,877 euros, above the provincial average (23,221 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Occhiobello is in climate zone E, with 2,329 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 8 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Occhiobello has 6 schools and 4 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 7 grocery shops and supermarkets, 11 healthcare facilities and 12 sports facilities.

There are 0.5 schools per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (1.0).

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 16.8% of the land in Occhiobello, 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

Occhiobello 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 3 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Occhiobello, and one more has been cleaned up or closed. The report tells you whether one is close to the address.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Occhiobello: 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 Occhiobello 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 74 inhabited census areas in Occhiobello. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 67 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 2.2%
  • fair 41.9%
  • good 55.9%

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 029033. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.