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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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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 dei Mille 1, Rovigo.

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, 56 healthcare facilities and 70 sports facilities, all well above the provincial rate per head; healthcare facilities come out at 1.12 per 1,000 residents against 0.61 for the province.

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.
  • Healthcare facilities well above the provincial rate 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.

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.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Rovigo declared an average taxable income of 26,425 euros, above the provincial average (23,221 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Rovigo 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 7 metres above sea level.

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 30 grocery shops and supermarkets, 56 healthcare facilities, 70 sports facilities and 13 parks and green areas.

There are 1.1 healthcare facilities 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 17.6% of the land in Rovigo, compared with 8.4% in the province and 11.9% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 2.8 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Rovigo 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 6 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Rovigo, and 11 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 Rovigo: 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 Rovigo 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 607 inhabited census areas in Rovigo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 64 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 1.3%
  • fair 49.2%
  • good 49.5%

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