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Castellucchio: 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 Roma 1, Castellucchio.

Castellucchio, on the road from Mantua to Cremona

Heading west out of Mantua on the road to Marcaria and Cremona, you pass through Castellucchio after a dozen kilometres or so. The municipality lies in the heart of the Mantuan plain: flat land, fields of cereals and fodder crops, the village in the middle and a few hamlets scattered through the countryside.

Many residents work in Mantua or at firms nearby and get around by car. Housing means village houses, often on two floors with a courtyard, newer detached homes on the edge of the village and old farmhouses. With the latter, find out early on about the state of the roof and floors, whether there is a mains sewer connection and what it costs to heat large, high rooms in climate zone E, with foggy, damp winters.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 5,172 residents in 2023, down 0.6% on 2011, so almost unchanged. The average age is 46.5, in line with the province; 24.8% are over 65 and 14.2% are foreign nationals. Average incomes are slightly below the Mantua figure. For a village of this size there is no shortage of places to eat and drink: 25 bars and restaurants, or 4.83 per 1,000 residents against 4.35 in the province.

The province of Mantua has 5 municipalities in seismic zone 2 of the Civil Protection classification; Castellucchio is in zone 3 with the rest, and the expected ground acceleration is about 0.087 g. Brick farmhouses, with thick walls poorly tied to the floors, are the buildings an engineer should look at most closely.

Irrigation and drainage channels cross the plain, and the report checks the flood maps for the address. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, so the report can go from the address to the plot.

Key points

  • Mantuan plain west of the city, towards Marcaria and Cremona.
  • 14.2% foreign residents; population steady since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.087 g.
  • Farmhouses: roof, floors and heating to assess.

Overview

Castellucchio is a municipality in the province of Mantova, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 5,172 residents, ranked 28 of 64 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Castellucchio 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 0.087 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 14.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Castellucchio declared an average taxable income of 24,378 euros, in line with the province (25,367 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Castellucchio 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 26 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Castellucchio has 5 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets and 2 sports facilities.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.5 per 1,000 residents.

Public transport

Within the municipality there are 1 public transport stops, served by 1 bus line. That is about 0.2 stops per 1,000 residents.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 7.9% of the land in Castellucchio, 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

Castellucchio 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 Castellucchio. 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 Castellucchio: 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 Castellucchio 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 135 inhabited census areas in Castellucchio. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 68.0%
  • good 32.0%

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

ISTAT code 020016. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.