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Rovigo: 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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Rovigo, capital of the Polesine

Rovigo is the capital of the Polesine, the flat land between the lower Adige to the north and the lower Po to the south, stretching down to the delta on the Adriatic. It is a man-made landscape shaped by centuries of land reclamation, embankments and drainage canals, where farming still plays a central role. In 1951 the Po burst its banks and flooded much of the province, an event that remains part of the area's history.

At the end of 2023 Rovigo had 50,090 residents, practically the same as in 2011 and 22% of a province of 50 municipalities. It is an area with many older people: in the city the estimated average age is 48.6 and 27.3% of residents are over 65, compared with 24.5% for the Veneto region, rising to 28.1% across the province. Foreign nationals make up 10.8%, and households average about 2.1 people.

In a province of small towns, the capital is where people go for services. The data give Rovigo 44 schools, 54 healthcare facilities and 57 sports facilities, all well above the provincial rate per head; healthcare facilities come out at twice the provincial rate.

All 50 municipalities in the province are in seismic zone 3, the second-lowest class, and in Rovigo the expected ground acceleration is about 0.064 g, a moderate value near the bottom of the zone 3 range. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps, so the report can find sheet and parcel numbers from the address. On a low plain criss-crossed by embanked rivers and reclamation canals, flood hazard is not the same everywhere: the report checks it for each address with national maps and gives prices as a range for the zone.

Key points

  • 50,090 residents, practically the same as in 2011.
  • All 50 municipalities in the province are in seismic zone 3.
  • Twice the provincial rate of healthcare facilities per head.
  • Low plain between embanked rivers: flood hazard checked per address.

Overview

Rovigo is the capital of the province of Rovigo, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 50,090 residents, the most populous municipality in the province. 22% of the province's residents live here.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Rovigo 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 0.064 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.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood risk changes from one street to the next, even within the same municipality: for this reason we do not summarise it as a single figure for the whole of Rovigo.

The report checks the exact address against the ISPRA national maps and tells you in plain words whether the building falls within an at-risk area. The official map is also available on IdroGEO.

House prices

We do not publish price tables by municipality. The report gives the minimum and maximum price per square metre for the address's zone, from the Revenue Agency's OMI valuations, with the reference half-year. It is a range for the zone, not the value of a specific home.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the number of residents is nearly unchanged. 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 10.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Rovigo has 44 schools and 16 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 29 grocery shops and supermarkets, 54 healthcare facilities, 57 sports facilities and 12 parks and green areas.

There are 1.1 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.5).

This data is gathered from several providers: services may be missing or closed businesses may still appear. The report counts services within 500 metres and 1 kilometre of the address.

Public transport

We do not yet have open public transport timetables for this municipality: the report says so explicitly, without inventing distances.

Land registry

The Revenue Agency publishes the cadastral maps for Rovigo: the report finds the building's parcel, that is its sheet and parcel number, starting from the address.

Data sources

ISTAT code 029041. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.