San Michele al Tagliamento: 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 Michele al Tagliamento, a river town and the beach at Bibione
The easternmost municipality in the province of Venice has two sides that are far apart. San Michele, the main town, sits on the right bank of the Tagliamento, facing Latisana across the river in Friuli. Bibione, at the other end of the territory, is one of the big Adriatic beach resorts, with hotels, campsites and thousands of holiday flats. In between lies reclaimed farmland with hamlets and scattered houses.
Buyers need to decide which of the two they want. Bibione is a second-home market: flats in apartment blocks, often small, full in summer and empty in winter, where service charges, letting arrangements and the state of the systems all count. Inland there are homes for people who live here all year, at different prices and a different pace. Service figures reflect the season: 21.89 bars and restaurants per 1,000 residents against 6.64 in the province, and 1.93 supermarkets per 1,000 against 0.51.
The resident population is shrinking and ageing. Istat, the national statistics office, counted 11,376 residents in 2023, down 5.4% since 2011, with an estimated average age of 49.8 against 47.6 in the province and over-65s at 29.5%. Foreign residents make up 10.9%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.
All 44 municipalities in the province of Venice are in seismic zone 3; here expected ground acceleration is about 0.086 g. In seafront blocks, corrosion of the steel inside the concrete, caused by salt air, and the state of the facades matter more.
Water is the real risk. The Tagliamento has broken its banks in past floods, the reclaimed land is low and kept dry by pumping stations, and on the coast there are storm surges and beach erosion. The report checks these hazards for the address and finds the plot on the Revenue Agency's cadastral maps.
Key points
- Main town on the Tagliamento, plus the beach resort of Bibione.
- 21.89 bars and restaurants per 1,000 residents, thanks to tourism.
- Population down 5.4% since 2011; over-65s at 29.5%.
- Seismic zone 3; the main hazard is water.
Overview
San Michele al Tagliamento is a municipality in the province of Venezia, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 11,376 residents, ranked 23 of 44 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, San Michele al Tagliamento 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 0.086 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 5.4%. The estimated average age is 50 years, higher than the province average (48). 29% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 10.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in San Michele al Tagliamento declared an average taxable income of 22,502 euros, below the provincial average (25,574 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
San Michele al Tagliamento is in climate zone E, with 2,649 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, San Michele al Tagliamento has 9 schools and 8 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 22 grocery shops and supermarkets, 5 healthcare facilities, 17 sports facilities and 4 parks and green areas.
There are 1.9 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 10.6% of the land in San Michele al Tagliamento, compared with 14.1% in the province and 11.9% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.
Radon and contaminated sites
San Michele al Tagliamento 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in San Michele al Tagliamento, and 3 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 Michele al Tagliamento: 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 Michele al Tagliamento 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 106 inhabited census areas in San Michele al Tagliamento. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 72 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 0.3%
- fair 33.9%
- good 61.1%
- very good 4.7%
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
- 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 027034. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.