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Stra: 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 A. Pertile 1, Stra.

Stra, Villa Pisani and the Brenta Riviera near Padua

Stra is the first town on the Riviera del Brenta, the canal-side stretch of villas between Padua and Venice, when you arrive from Padua. Here the Naviglio del Brenta canal begins its course towards the lagoon and Venetian villas face the water, starting with Villa Pisani, the national villa with its large park and maze, which draws visitors all year. The town is in the province of Venice but borders the province of Padua, and for many residents Padua, closer than Venice, is where daily life happens.

The land is flat, a few metres above sea level, and split between the main town and the villages of San Pietro di Stra and Paluello. Next to houses along the canal, some old and listed, there are areas of small villas and flats, and the industrial zones of the Riviera's shoemaking district, which makes shoes for many luxury brands. Buying a historic house on the Riviera means accepting the time and cost of work on a protected building; for a newer home, traffic on the main road along the canal is the main thing to weigh up.

At the end of 2023 there were 7,544 residents, virtually the same as in 2011 (down 0.3%), according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 47.1, against 47.6 for the Metropolitan City of Venice. Foreign residents make up 14.9%, a high share linked to factory jobs in the area, and households average 2.36 people.

Earthquake hazard is low. All 44 municipalities in the province are in zone 3 of the Civil Protection Department's scale, and the expected ground acceleration in Stra is about 0.078 g. Rising damp in walls, common on such low, waterlogged land, and insulation matter more, in a climate zone E area with foggy winters.

Water is everywhere: the canal, the river Brenta just to the south, and drainage channels from old land reclamation. Flood hazard varies from street to street, and the report checks it for the address, starting from the cadastral maps of the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate).

Key points

  • Villa Pisani and the Brenta canal, a few kilometres from Padua.
  • Population stable since 2011, foreign residents 14.9%.
  • Seismic zone 3, like the whole province of Venice.
  • Low land among canals: flooding and damp worth checking.

Overview

Stra is a municipality in the province of Venezia, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 7,544 residents, ranked 30 of 44 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Stra 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 0.078 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 14.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Stra declared an average taxable income of 26,394 euros, in line with the province (25,574 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Stra is in climate zone E, with 2,423 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 9 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Stra has 7 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 1 healthcare facility and 5 sports facilities.

There are 0.1 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 24.1% of the land in Stra, 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

Stra 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 Stra, and one more has 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 Stra: 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 Stra 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 46 inhabited census areas in Stra. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 64 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 58.8%
  • good 41.2%

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 027039. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.