San Donà di Piave: 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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San Donà di Piave, a river town between Venice and the sea
During the First World War the front line ran along the Piave and San Donà was almost razed to the ground; the centre you see today was rebuilt after the war. The town is the hub of eastern Veneto, on the left bank of the river, between Venice, Treviso and the beaches of Jesolo and Eraclea, and provides shops, schools, offices and a hospital for a wide area.
The land is reclaimed marsh, in places below sea level, kept dry by a network of drainage channels and pumping stations. For buyers, closeness to the Piave and the channels and the height of the ground are the first things to look at, and the report reads the official flood maps for the exact address. If you work in Venice, Mestre or Treviso, there is a station on the Venice-Trieste line and the A4 motorway is a few kilometres away.
The town is growing: 41,848 residents in 2023, up 3.0% on 2011 according to Istat, Italy's statistics office. It is younger than the province of Venice, with an average age of 46.4 against 47.6 and 24.0% aged over 65. Foreign residents make up 10.5% and average declared incomes are above the provincial figure. There are 0.72 supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more than in the rest of the province.
Earthquake hazard is moderate. San Donà is in seismic zone 3, like the other 43 municipalities in the province, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.093 g. On soft reclaimed ground with a high water table, foundations matter a lot: cracks in walls or uneven floors in an older house should be shown to a surveyor before you sign the preliminary contract.
Key points
- On the Piave between Venice and Jesolo, station on the Venice-Trieste line.
- 41,848 residents, up 3.0% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.093 g.
- Reclaimed land: check ground level and nearby channels.
Overview
San Donà di Piave is a municipality in the province of Venezia, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 41,848 residents, the third most populous in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, San Donà di Piave 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 0.093 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 grown by 3.0%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 10.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in San Donà di Piave declared an average taxable income of 26,682 euros, in line with the province (25,574 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
San Donà di Piave is in climate zone E, with 2,348 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 3 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, San Donà di Piave has 32 schools and 12 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 30 grocery shops and supermarkets, 30 healthcare facilities, 42 sports facilities and 8 parks and green areas.
There are 0.7 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more 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 19.4% of the land in San Donà di Piave, compared with 14.1% in the province and 11.9% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.8 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
San Donà di Piave 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 5 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in San Donà di Piave, and 6 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 San Donà di Piave: 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 San Donà di Piave 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 325 inhabited census areas in San Donà di Piave. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 4.3%
- fair 71.8%
- good 24.0%
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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Radon priority areas (Legislative Decree 101/2020), Regione Veneto, national list compiled by ARPA Lombardia. Licence Atto pubblico (art. 5 L. 633/1941), 2025.
- Contaminated sites, ISPRA, MOSAICO - Banca dati nazionale dei siti oggetto di procedimento di bonifica. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 12 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 027033. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.