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Portogruaro: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Venezia, 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: Viale Trieste 1, Portogruaro.

Portogruaro, the Lemene and eastern Veneto towards Friuli

Portogruaro is the main town of eastern Veneto, right on the border with Friuli: a lowland town crossed by the river Lemene, with arcades along the main street, mills on the water and a cathedral with a leaning bell tower. For the surrounding area it is where people go for secondary schools, the hospital and public offices, and the beaches of Caorle and Bibione are about half an hour away by car.

It is also a transport hub. The station, on the Venice to Trieste line, has regional trains, and this is where the A28 motorway to Pordenone leaves the A4. So you can live in Portogruaro and work in Mestre, in Pordenone or on the coast, though train times are worth checking against the actual timetable.

At the end of 2023 there were 24,398 residents, down 3.0% on 2011, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The population is older than average: an estimated average age of 48.5 against 47.6 in the metropolitan area of Venice, and over-65s at 28.1%. Foreign nationals make up 8.2% and declared incomes are slightly above the provincial average. Schools and sports facilities are more numerous per resident than average, as you would expect of a town that serves its neighbours too.

All 44 municipalities in the metropolitan area of Venice are in seismic zone 3. In Portogruaro expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.103 g, a moderate value, but Friuli, not far away, has a serious seismic history and the 1976 earthquake is still a reference point. In the old houses of the centre, built on what is often soft lowland ground, look at the condition of foundations, walls and floors.

The land is low, around five metres above sea level, and was largely drained and reclaimed. Near the Lemene, the Reghena and the canals, flood hazard changes from one street to the next: the report reads it for the address and finds the land parcel on the cadastral maps of the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate).

Key points

  • A town on the Lemene, with a station and the A4 and A28 motorways.
  • 24,398 residents, down 3.0% since 2011.
  • Average age 48.5, against 47.6 in the province.
  • Seismic zone 3; low-lying land, flood hazard to check.

Overview

Portogruaro is a municipality in the province of Venezia, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 24,398 residents, ranked 8 of 44 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Portogruaro is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. All 44 municipalities in the province are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.103 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 3.0%. The estimated average age is 49 years, in line with the province. 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 8.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Portogruaro declared an average taxable income of 26,686 euros, in line with the province (25,574 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Portogruaro is in climate zone E, with 2,649 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, Portogruaro has 27 schools and 7 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 12 grocery shops and supermarkets, 17 healthcare facilities, 27 sports facilities and 5 parks and green areas.

There are 1.1 schools per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.7).

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 14.5% of the land in Portogruaro, compared with 14.1% in the province and 11.9% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Portogruaro 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 8 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Portogruaro, and 3 more have 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 Portogruaro: 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 Portogruaro 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 346 inhabited census areas in Portogruaro. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 71 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.9%
  • fair 36.5%
  • good 38.2%
  • very good 24.4%

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 027029. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.