Vénétie
Vénétie

Vénétie

249,500 residents · 504,100 within 5 km · 3 m above sea level

87Quality of life
83Infrastructure
80Economy

What Venezia is actually like

Venice, known in Italian as Venezia, is a unique city situated in northeastern Italy that has existed since the 5th century AD when it emerged from a collection of islands in the Venetian Lagoon. Famous for its network of canals, the city has over 150 waterways and 400 bridges connecting its islands. As a car-free urban area, Venice relies on boats for transportation. This offers both locals and visitors an extraordinary urban experience. The architecture in Venice exhibits Byzantine and Gothic influences, with landmarks like the Basilica di San Marco underlining the city's story. Despite issues like flooding and over-tourism, Venice remains a major centre for international tourism.

How Venezia is built

Post-war expanded comune

Pre-war 35%Mid-century 58%Modern 7%
Settlement pattern
Compact
5% of homes scattered in the countryside
In town 95%Dispersed 5%
Condition
87%
Some wear — 13% needs work
Good / excellent 87%Poor / mediocre 13%
Occupancy
89%
Lived-in year-round — 11% holiday or vacant
Main homes 89%Holiday or vacant 11%

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Building age, condition and occupancy from the ISTAT census (2011), by census section. Occupancy is shown as one honest split — the 2011 census does not reliably separate holiday homes from vacant ones.

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