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Pincara: 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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Search for an address in Pincara

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 Giacomo Matteotti 27, Pincara.

Pincara, reclaimed farmland in the heart of the Polesine

The Polesine is the flat land between the Adige and the Po, and Pincara is one of its small farming municipalities, just a few metres above sea level. Cultivated fields, drainage channels and roads along the embankments make an orderly landscape, with the village centre and a few hamlets scattered among the farms.

Buyers here usually want space: detached houses with gardens, small villas, old farmhouses with outbuildings. The farmhouses in particular need checking for rising damp, roof condition and systems, and heating is a real cost as this is climate zone E, with cold, foggy winters. For work, the hospital and secondary schools the reference is the larger towns of the province, Rovigo first of all, and you need a car. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

The population is falling: 1,081 residents in 2023, 181 fewer than in 2011, a drop of 14.3%. The average age is 49.5, close to the province of Rovigo's 49.0, and 29.1% of residents are over 65. Foreign nationals make up 6.1%.

Earthquakes weigh little in the decision: all 50 municipalities in the province are in seismic zone 3, and in Pincara the expected ground acceleration is 0.084 g.

On reclaimed land this low, water is what to check. For every address the report reads the official flood maps, which pick out the more exposed areas. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps cover the municipality and also show the land that goes with a farmhouse.

Key points

  • Farming municipality in the Polesine, a few metres above sea level.
  • Population down 14.3% since 2011.
  • All 50 municipalities in the province in seismic zone 3.
  • Reclaimed land: check flood maps for the address.

Overview

Pincara is a municipality in the province of Rovigo, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 1,081 residents, ranked 44 of 50 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Pincara 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 0.084 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 14.3%. 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 6.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Pincara declared an average taxable income of 19,897 euros, below the provincial average (23,221 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Pincara is in climate zone E, with 2,370 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 5 metres above sea level.

Services

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

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 6.3% of the land in Pincara, 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

Pincara 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 Pincara.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Pincara: 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 Pincara 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 18 inhabited census areas in Pincara. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 66 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 36.8%
  • good 63.2%

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 029036. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.