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Borgocarbonara: 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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For example: Via Ugo Roncada 1, Borgocarbonara.

Borgocarbonara, the Mantua lowlands south of the Po

Borgocarbonara is a new municipality in administrative terms: it was created in 2019 by merging Borgofranco sul Po and Carbonara di Po, two villages in the Oltrepò Mantovano, the part of the province of Mantua south of the great river. The land is farmed plain, with embankments, floodplain, fields and farmsteads, and the two villages have each kept their own character.

For buyers, geography matters more here than elsewhere. The Po is close, held back by its main embankments, and areas next to the river and channels have different constraints and hazard levels from those further inland. The official flood maps should be read for the individual address, and the report does this starting from the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps.

There are 1,868 residents in 2023, down 12.0% on the combined total of the two municipalities in 2011. The average age is 49.5, against 46.4 in the province, and over-65s are 30.7%. Foreign residents are 13.9%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

The market is that of lowland villages: houses with courtyards, detached homes, farmsteads to restore, modest prices. Mantua and the larger towns of the area are the reference for work and services, and you need a car: the public transport database used by the site lists no stops.

Borgocarbonara is in seismic zone 3 on the Civil Protection scale, with an expected acceleration of 0.090 g. The lower plain between Lombardy and Emilia has had strong earthquakes, so for an old masonry house ask whether it suffered damage and whether repairs are documented.

Key points

  • Created in 2019 by merging Borgofranco sul Po and Carbonara di Po.
  • Lowland Oltrepò Mantovano, close to the Po embankments.
  • Population down 12.0% since 2011, over-65s at 30.7%.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.090 g.

Overview

Borgocarbonara is a municipality in the province of Mantova, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 1,868 residents, ranked 51 of 64 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Borgocarbonara 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 0.090 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 12.0%. The estimated average age is 50 years, higher than the province average (46). 31% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 13.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Borgocarbonara declared an average taxable income of 23,464 euros, below the provincial average (25,367 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Borgocarbonara 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 14 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Borgocarbonara has 3 schools. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 parks and green areas.

The data shows no pharmacies within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.3 per 1,000 residents.

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 7.7% of the land in Borgocarbonara, compared with 10.7% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Borgocarbonara 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 2 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Borgocarbonara. 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 Borgocarbonara: 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 Borgocarbonara 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 45 inhabited census areas in Borgocarbonara. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 57 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 1.7%
  • fair 98.3%

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 020073. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.