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Salara: 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 Enrico Mattei 27, Salara.

Salara, Alto Polesine farmland on the banks of the Po

Salara is in the Alto Polesine, on the left bank of the river Po, in the western part of the province of Rovigo. The village lies low, almost at sea level, and the landscape is reclaimed land: wide fields, drainage channels, rows of poplars and the main embankment running beside the houses.

The property market is made up of detached houses with yards, villas a few decades old and old farmhouses. Most people drive to the larger towns in the area for work. Winters are those of climate zone E, damp and foggy, and average declared income is slightly below that of the province of Rovigo.

Istat, the national statistics office, recorded 1,029 residents in 2023. Compared with 1,214 in 2011, the population is down 15.2%. The average age rises to 51.7, against 49.0 in the province, and over-65s make up 33.5%. Foreign residents account for 7.0%.

All 50 municipalities in the province of Rovigo are in seismic zone 3; in Salara the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is 0.097 g. On river plain soils like these, it is worth asking a surveyor how the foundations are built, especially in older houses.

Being so close to the Po makes the flood map important. The report reads it for the exact address, together with the ground elevation, and finds the land parcel using the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps, available for the whole municipality.

Key points

  • Alto Polesine plain, on the left bank of the Po.
  • Population down 15.2% since 2011, average age 51.7.
  • All 50 municipalities in the province in seismic zone 3.
  • Damp, foggy winters: climate zone E.

Overview

Salara is a municipality in the province of Rovigo, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 1,029 residents, among the smallest in the province (46 of 50).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Salara 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 0.097 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 15.2%. The estimated average age is 52 years, higher than the province average (49). 34% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 7.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Salara declared an average taxable income of 22,344 euros, in line with the province (23,221 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Salara is in climate zone E, with 2,355 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, Salara has 2 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 8.4% of the land in Salara, 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

Salara 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 Salara.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Salara: 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 Salara 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 20 inhabited census areas in Salara. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 58 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 8.3%
  • fair 91.7%

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 029042. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.