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Trecenta: 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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Trecenta, reclaimed farmland in the upper Polesine

Trecenta is a small town in the Alto Polesine, the western part of the province of Rovigo in Veneto, on the reclaimed plain between the Po and the Adige. The land is flat, a few metres above sea level, with fields of cereals and sugar beet, rows of poplars and a dense network of canals. The centre is gathered round the square and the church, and Rovigo is about half an hour's drive away.

Daily life moves between the town and the nearby centres of the upper Polesine, such as Badia Polesine and Castelmassa. For buyers, prices are generally modest: detached houses with gardens, old rural homes and flats in small blocks. It is a quiet area, although larger services mean travelling.

The population is 2,572 (2023 figure from Istat, the national statistics office), down 13.0% since 2011. It is an older population: over-65s make up 32.6%, against 28.1% for the province of Rovigo, and the average age is 50.6. Foreign residents account for 11.7%. Average incomes are below the provincial figure.

Trecenta is in seismic zone 3, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.086 g. On alluvial plain soils it helps to know what kind of foundations the house stands on and whether there are cracks from settlement, to be assessed by a surveyor.

Between the Po and the Adige, managing water has always been the key issue. For each address the report checks the official flood maps and measures distances to schools, pharmacies and shops.

Key points

  • Upper Polesine, reclaimed plain between Po and Adige.
  • About half an hour's drive from Rovigo.
  • Over-65s at 32.6%, province at 28.1%.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.086 g.

Overview

Trecenta is a municipality in the province of Rovigo, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 2,572 residents, ranked 20 of 50 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Trecenta 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 0.086 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 13.0%. The estimated average age is 51 years, higher than the province average (49). 33% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 11.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Trecenta declared an average taxable income of 21,191 euros, below the provincial average (23,221 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Trecenta is in climate zone E, with 2,355 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 11 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Trecenta has 4 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets, 2 healthcare facilities and 1 sports facility.

There are 1.2 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more 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 6.9% of the land in Trecenta, 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

Trecenta 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 Trecenta.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Trecenta: 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 Trecenta 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 50 inhabited census areas in Trecenta. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 62 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 2.5%
  • fair 71.2%
  • good 26.3%

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 029047. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.