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Villamarzana: 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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Villamarzana, a farming village in the Polesine

The Polesine is the stretch of plain enclosed by the Adige and the Po, almost all of it only a few metres above sea level and shaped by centuries of land reclamation. Villamarzana is one of its smallest villages: a farming community in the province of Rovigo, with the provincial capital close enough to be the reference point for work, schools and hospital care.

Buying here mostly means detached houses with land, small villas and the odd old rural building. In such low-lying country water is the first thing to look at. Drainage ditches and reclamation channels keep the fields dry, but flood hazard varies from one spot to the next, and the report reads it from the official maps for the specific address. On clay soils it is also worth checking the building for cracks or settlement.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 1,132 residents in 2023, a fall of 5.8% since 2011, or 70 fewer people. The estimated average age is 48.2, slightly below the provincial 49.0. Foreign residents make up 9.1%, and declared incomes are a little under the provincial average.

The earthquake picture is uniform: all 50 municipalities in the province of Rovigo are in seismic zone 3, according to the Civil Protection Department. In Villamarzana the expected ground acceleration is about 0.075 g, a low value. In brick country houses, rising damp, the state of the roof and the wiring and plumbing usually matter more than earthquakes.

There is nothing unusual about the land registry: the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes its maps, and the report finds the plot from the address. Winters are those of climate zone E, foggy and damp.

Key points

  • Farming village in the Polesine, between the Adige and the Po.
  • Population down 5.8% since 2011.
  • All 50 municipalities in the province in seismic zone 3.
  • Low ground and channels: flood hazard checked for each address.

Overview

Villamarzana is a municipality in the province of Rovigo, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 1,132 residents, ranked 42 of 50 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Villamarzana 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 0.075 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 5.8%. 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 9.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Villamarzana declared an average taxable income of 22,114 euros, in line with the province (23,221 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Villamarzana 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 7 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Villamarzana has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.6 per 1,000 residents.

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 12.8% of the land in Villamarzana, compared with 8.4% in the province and 11.9% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 9.6 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Villamarzana 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 Villamarzana.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Villamarzana: 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 Villamarzana 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 Villamarzana. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 56 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 12.1%
  • fair 87.9%

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 029049. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.