Acquanegra sul Chiese: what to know before buying a home
A municipality in the province of Mantova, Lombardia. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.
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Acquanegra sul Chiese, the Mantua plain along the river
The Chiese, having come down from Lake Idro and across the Brescia plain, flows through Acquanegra before joining the Oglio a little further downstream. The village is in the upper Mantua area, towards the border with the province of Cremona, on a plain of fields, poplar plantations and embankments. The centre is small, with courtyard houses and country palazzi, plus a few scattered hamlets.
For buyers, Acquanegra offers detached houses and farm courtyards at moderate prices in very quiet surroundings. For shopping and secondary schools people use nearby towns such as Asola and Canneto sull'Oglio, while Mantua and Cremona are within driving distance. There is no station in the municipality. Old farm courtyards need a careful check of roofs, walls and damp.
According to Istat, Italy's national statistics office, there are 2,692 residents (2023), down 10.1% since 2011. The average age is 48.0, against 46.4 in the province, and 27.3% of residents are over 65. Foreign nationals make up 10.9%. Declared incomes are below the average for the province of Mantua.
The municipality is in seismic zone 3, like 59 of the 64 municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.086 g. On alluvial ground, foundations and walls are what count: for older houses, ask whether there have been cracks and how they were repaired.
Near the river, the embankments and the canals, the report checks the official flood maps for the address and measures real distances to services.
Key points
- Upper Mantua plain along the Chiese, towards Cremona
- 2,692 residents, down 10.1% since 2011
- Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.086 g
- No station: services in Asola and Canneto sull'Oglio
Overview
Acquanegra sul Chiese is a municipality in the province of Mantova, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 2,692 residents, ranked 40 of 64 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Acquanegra sul Chiese is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Most municipalities in the province (59 of 64) 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 10.1%. The estimated average age is 48 years, higher than the province average (46). 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 10.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Acquanegra sul Chiese declared an average taxable income of 22,281 euros, below the provincial average (25,367 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Acquanegra sul Chiese is in climate zone E, with 2,388 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 31 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Acquanegra sul Chiese has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop and 1 sports facility.
The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.5 per 1,000 residents.
Public transport
The open timetables available for the area do not list any stops within the territory of Acquanegra sul Chiese.
How built-up it is
Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 9.1% of the land in Acquanegra sul Chiese, compared with 10.7% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.5 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Acquanegra sul Chiese is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Regione Lombardia in 2023. 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 Acquanegra sul Chiese, 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 Acquanegra sul Chiese: 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 Acquanegra sul Chiese 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 Acquanegra sul Chiese. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 59 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 100.0%
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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Public transport timetables (GTFS): Trenord, Regione Lombardia - Trenord, orari ferroviari (GTFS). Licence CC BY 4.0, version 20261111.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Radon priority areas (Legislative Decree 101/2020), Regione Lombardia, national list compiled by ARPA Lombardia. Licence Atto pubblico (art. 5 L. 633/1941), 2023.
- Contaminated sites, Regione Lombardia. Licence CC0 1.0 (pubblico dominio), updated to 15 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 020001. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.