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Pontecchio Polesine: 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 Roma 7, Pontecchio Polesine.

Pontecchio Polesine, lowland homes on Rovigo's doorstep

Pontecchio Polesine lies just south of Rovigo, so close to the provincial capital that for many residents it is effectively a residential suburb, with daily trips into town for work and school. The land is the Polesine plain between the Adige and the Po, crossed by canals and drainage ditches.

Unlike many municipalities in the Polesine, Pontecchio is growing. Istat, the national statistics office, counts 2,217 residents in 2023, up 6.7% on 2011. The age profile is telling too: the average is 45.6, against 49.0 for the province, and 22.0% of residents are over 65. Foreign nationals make up 2.8%, and declared incomes are above the provincial average.

The market consists of detached and semi-detached houses and small recent developments, with the odd farmhouse among the fields. For a family working in Rovigo, the short distance is the main advantage. Local services are basic, with 3 education sites and 1 pharmacy in the data; for everything else people use the town.

On a low plain full of water, flooding is the thing to check, and the report reads the official flood maps at the address. All 50 municipalities in the province are in seismic zone 3; in Pontecchio expected ground acceleration is 0.068 g. For a new house, ask for the design documents; for an older one, have the foundations and any cracks looked at.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps, which the report uses to find the plot from the address.

Key points

  • Residential plain just south of Rovigo.
  • Population up 6.7% since 2011.
  • Average age 45.6, against 49.0 in the province.
  • Seismic zone 3, like the whole Polesine.

Overview

Pontecchio Polesine is a municipality in the province of Rovigo, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 2,217 residents, ranked 28 of 50 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Pontecchio Polesine 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 0.068 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 6.7%. The estimated average age is 46 years, lower than the province average (49). 22% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 2.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Pontecchio Polesine declared an average taxable income of 25,161 euros, above the provincial average (23,221 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Pontecchio Polesine is in climate zone E, with 2,466 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, Pontecchio Polesine has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy.

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 9.1% of the land in Pontecchio Polesine, 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

Pontecchio Polesine 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 Pontecchio Polesine.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Pontecchio Polesine: 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 Pontecchio Polesine 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 Pontecchio Polesine. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 61 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 1.3%
  • fair 98.7%

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 029038. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.