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Bagnolo San Vito: 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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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: Via Romana Zuccona 1, Bagnolo San Vito.

Bagnolo San Vito, flat farmland between Mantua and the Po

Flat countryside, barely above sea level, stretches from Mantua to the river Po: arable fields, poplar plantations, drainage canals and embankments. Bagnolo San Vito covers this stretch of low plain south-east of the city, which is about a quarter of an hour away by car. Within the municipality is the Forcello, one of the most important Etruscan sites north of the Po, where excavations have uncovered a settlement of traders.

The municipality has a main village and several hamlets scattered across the fields, with courtyard farmhouses, farmsteads and detached houses built in recent decades. The rail timetable data show no stations in the municipality, so people go to Mantua for work or school by car or bus. Average incomes are a little below the provincial figure.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 5,929 residents in 2023, up 0.9% on 2011. Average age (46.6) and the share of over-65s (24.5%) are almost identical to the provincial figures. Foreign residents make up 11.1%.

Bagnolo is in seismic zone 3 of the Civil Protection classification, like 59 municipalities in the province, while the other 5 are in zone 2. Expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.086 g. On the clay and sandy soils of the Po plain, the way the ground behaves in a tremor matters as much as the building: for a courtyard farmhouse or an old masonry building, ask whether work has been done on the walls, roof and foundations.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps, and the report finds the land parcel from the address. Water is the main issue here: the Po, its embankments and the network of drainage canals make flood hazard important, and the report checks it for the individual address. The town is in climate zone E, with foggy winters.

Key points

  • Low plain south-east of Mantua, towards the Po.
  • The Etruscan site of Forcello lies within the municipality.
  • 5,929 residents, up 0.9% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.086 g.

Overview

Bagnolo San Vito is a municipality in the province of Mantova, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 5,929 residents, ranked 24 of 64 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Bagnolo San Vito 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 number of residents is nearly unchanged. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 11.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Bagnolo San Vito declared an average taxable income of 24,426 euros, in line with the province (25,367 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Bagnolo San Vito 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 19 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Bagnolo San Vito has 5 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets, 2 healthcare facilities, 4 sports facilities and 1 green area.

There are 0.3 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.5).

Public transport

The open timetables available for the area do not list any stops within the territory of Bagnolo San Vito.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 9.5% of the land in Bagnolo San Vito, compared with 10.7% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.8 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Bagnolo San Vito 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 Bagnolo San Vito. 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 Bagnolo San Vito: 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 Bagnolo San Vito 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 133 inhabited census areas in Bagnolo San Vito. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 62 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 2.1%
  • fair 82.8%
  • good 15.1%

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 020003. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.