San Martino di Venezze: 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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San Martino di Venezze, the Polesine along the Adige
This is the Polesine, the very low plain between the Adige and the Po, and San Martino di Venezze lies along the Adige north of Rovigo. The river embankments dominate the landscape: the houses of the village and its hamlets often sit lower than the water flowing between the banks, and the countryside is managed through canals and field drains.
It is a farming and residential municipality from which people commute to Rovigo, Padua or the local industrial areas. The market consists of detached houses with gardens and old farm buildings. With a farm building, check for damp, the foundations, the roof and whether later additions are properly authorised. Average declared incomes are slightly below the provincial level.
In 2023 there were 3,732 residents, down 7.5% since 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 48.3 against 49.0 in the province, and over-65s make up 26.7%. Foreign residents account for 6.0%.
All 50 municipalities in the province of Rovigo are in seismic zone 3 of the Civil Protection classification, and here the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.061 g. On the alluvial soils of the plain the quality of foundations matters, especially in older buildings. Climate zone E brings cold, damp, foggy winters.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps. With the river running above the level of the surrounding land, the official flood map is the main check for the address, together with the distance from the Adige and the canals.
Key points
- Upper Polesine along the Adige, north of Rovigo.
- 3,732 residents in 2023, down 7.5% since 2011.
- All 50 municipalities in the province in seismic zone 3.
- Land below the embankments: check the flood map.
Overview
San Martino di Venezze is a municipality in the province of Rovigo, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 3,732 residents, ranked 14 of 50 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, San Martino di Venezze 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 0.061 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 7.5%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 6.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in San Martino di Venezze declared an average taxable income of 21,773 euros, below the provincial average (23,221 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
San Martino di Venezze 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 6 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, San Martino di Venezze has 4 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 1 healthcare facility and 4 sports facilities.
There are 0.3 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer 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 8.8% of the land in San Martino di Venezze, 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
San Martino di Venezze 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 San Martino di Venezze.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within San Martino di Venezze: 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 Martino di Venezze 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 27 inhabited census areas in San Martino di Venezze. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 56 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 100.0%
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 029044. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.