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Torre di Mosto: 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: Localita' Staffolo 1, Torre di Mosto.

Torre di Mosto, on the Livenza in reclaimed lowlands

Torre di Mosto is a town in eastern Veneto built along the Livenza, the river that runs down to the sea at Caorle. Around it stretches the reclaimed plain between San Donà di Piave and Portogruaro, with broad fields, vineyards, canals and pumping stations, nearly all of it a few metres above sea level or even below. The beaches of Caorle and Eraclea are about twenty minutes away.

It is a farming and residential town of detached houses, small villas with gardens and old farmhouses, at some of the lowest prices in the province of Venice. For work, people look to San Donà, Portogruaro and the industrial areas along the A4 motorway, which has junctions nearby towards San Stino di Livenza and Cessalto. There is no railway in the town, so you get around by car.

The population is steady. Istat, the national statistics office, counted 4,794 residents in 2023, up 1.2% since 2011. It is younger than the provincial average, with an average age of 46.0 against 47.6 and 22.6% over 65. Foreign residents make up 8.9%. Declared incomes are below the Venice average.

All 44 municipalities in the province of Venice are in seismic zone 3 under the Civil Protection Department classification, and expected ground acceleration here is about 0.093 g. On clay and peat soils with water close to the surface, the most common problems in houses are uneven settlement and damp.

Water is the main issue. The Livenza has embankments and the drainage system keeps the fields dry, but buyers need to know where the house stands relative to the river and how low it is compared with the sea. The report checks flood hazard at the address with the official maps and finds the plot in the Revenue Agency cadastre.

Key points

  • On the Livenza, in reclaimed plain between San Donà and Portogruaro.
  • 4,794 residents, up 1.2% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, like the whole province of Venice.
  • Low-lying land: check flooding and settlement.

Overview

Torre di Mosto is a municipality in the province of Venezia, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 4,794 residents, ranked 37 of 44 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Torre di Mosto 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 1.2%. The estimated average age is 46 years, lower than the province average (48). 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 8.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Torre di Mosto declared an average taxable income of 22,776 euros, below the provincial average (25,574 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Torre di Mosto 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 2 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Torre di Mosto has 4 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility and 4 sports facilities.

There are 0.2 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 9.7% of the land in Torre di Mosto, compared with 14.1% in the province and 11.9% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.2 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Torre di Mosto 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 Torre di Mosto.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Torre di Mosto: 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 Torre di Mosto 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 37 inhabited census areas in Torre di Mosto. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 56 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 82.1%
  • good 17.9%

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 027041. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.