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Salzano: 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: Via Venticinque Aprile 1, Salzano.

Salzano, farmland in the Miranese behind Mestre

In the 19th century the parish priest of Salzano was Giuseppe Sarto, who later became Pope Pius X, and the village still remembers him. Today Salzano is part of the Miranese, the countryside behind Mestre, between Martellago, Noale and Mirano. It has two centres, Salzano itself and the hamlet of Robegano, surrounded by fields, ditches and small business areas.

Residents often work in Mestre or elsewhere in the area between Venice, Padua and Treviso, and nearly always travel by car. Most homes are detached or semi-detached houses, or small blocks of flats with gardens, quite unlike the apartment blocks of Mestre. Shops and services in the small centres are limited, so check how far a property is from schools, bus stops and supermarkets: the report measures this from the address.

The population is stable: 12,792 at the end of 2023, up 0.9% since 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 47.4, almost the same as the province, and 24.9% of residents are over 65 against 26.0%. Foreign residents make up 5.0%. Average declared incomes are in line with the province, slightly above.

Seismic hazard is moderate. All 44 municipalities of the province of Venice are in seismic zone 3 on the Civil Protection map, and expected ground acceleration in Salzano is 0.101 g. In houses from the 1960s and 1970s, insulation, windows and services usually matter more than the structure.

The plain is low here, a few metres above sea level, and dense with drainage ditches and channels run by the local land reclamation boards. After heavy rain the network can struggle, and the report checks the official flood maps for the exact spot. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps, so the report finds the land parcel.

Key points

  • Salzano and Robegano, in the countryside near Mestre.
  • 12,792 residents in 2023, stable since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.101 g.
  • Low plain criss-crossed by drainage channels.

Overview

Salzano is a municipality in the province of Venezia, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 12,792 residents, ranked 18 of 44 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Salzano 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 0.101 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 47 years, in line with the province. 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 5.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Salzano declared an average taxable income of 25,821 euros, in line with the province (25,574 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Salzano is in climate zone E, with 2,635 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 10 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Salzano has 6 schools and 4 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets, 5 healthcare facilities, 8 sports facilities and 1 green area.

There are 0.2 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.5).

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 29.6% of the land in Salzano, compared with 14.1% in the province and 11.9% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.6 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Salzano 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 3 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Salzano. 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 Salzano: 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 Salzano 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 79 inhabited census areas in Salzano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 62 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 3.3%
  • fair 67.0%
  • good 29.7%

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 027032. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.