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Rosolina: 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: Strada Sud 1, Rosolina.

Rosolina, the Po delta, the beach and Albarella

Rosolina is the stretch of the Polesine, the flat land of the province of Rovigo, that faces the Adriatic between the mouth of the Adige, across which lies Chioggia, and the branches of the Po delta. The land is flat and barely above sea level: reclaimed fields, fish farming lagoons, salt marsh and pine woods, all within the Po Delta regional park. The town sits on the Romea, the main road between Ravenna and Mestre.

Two quite separate property markets exist side by side. The town itself has houses and small villas lived in all year round. On the coast, Rosolina Mare is a beach resort of pine woods, flats and holiday villas that fill up in summer. The municipality also includes the island of Albarella, a private resort with controlled access. If you are buying a holiday home, look closely at service charges, how the property is looked after in winter and how far it is from the sea. Tourism shows in the figures too: 93 bars and restaurants are recorded, a very large number for a place this size.

There were 6,175 residents in 2023, down 4.7% since 2011, and households are small, 2.07 people on average. The average age of 49.1 is in line with the province of Rovigo, one of the oldest in the Veneto, while over-65s make up 26.9%, slightly fewer than across the Polesine as a whole (28.1%).

Water is the main issue. Much of the land sits just above or below sea level and stays dry thanks to embankments, drainage channels and pumping stations run by the land reclamation boards. Flood hazard varies a great deal from one area to the next, and the report reads it from the official maps for each address. Near the beach, it is also worth asking about coastal erosion.

Earthquakes are less of a worry. All 50 municipalities in the province are in seismic zone 3, and the expected ground acceleration in Rosolina is about 0.056 g. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, so the report finds the plot from the address.

Key points

  • Town, Rosolina Mare and Albarella island: three different markets.
  • 93 bars and restaurants, a sign of summer tourism.
  • Reclaimed land: flood hazard is checked address by address.
  • Seismic zone 3 across the whole province.

Overview

Rosolina is a municipality in the province of Rovigo, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 6,175 residents, ranked 9 of 50 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Rosolina 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 0.056 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 4.7%. The estimated average age is 49 years, in line with the province. 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 6.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Rosolina declared an average taxable income of 21,912 euros, below the provincial average (23,221 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Rosolina is in climate zone E, with 2,276 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 1 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Rosolina has 5 schools and 4 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 12 grocery shops and supermarkets, 4 healthcare facilities, 9 sports facilities and 7 parks and green areas.

There are 1.9 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.6).

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 7.6% of the land in Rosolina, compared with 8.4% in the province and 11.9% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.7 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Rosolina 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 open contaminated sites in Rosolina; 5 have been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Rosolina: 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 Rosolina 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 68 inhabited census areas in Rosolina. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 61 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 1.2%
  • fair 67.1%
  • good 31.7%

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 029040. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.