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Cavriana: 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 Porta Antica 1, Cavriana.

Cavriana, the moraine hills south of Lake Garda

Cavriana's hills are the moraines left by the Garda glacier, running down from the lake towards the Mantua plain. The village sits high, with its centre gathered on the hilltop, surrounded by vineyards, fields and woods. This is the area of the Risorgimento battles of Solferino and San Martino, and Lake Garda is a short drive away, as are Mantua and Brescia.

The market consists of village houses, villas and detached homes on the hills, and scattered farmsteads, some converted into homes or farm-stay businesses. Anyone looking for a hillside house should weigh narrow roads, gradients and distance from services; with a farmstead, the state of the roofs, the services and whether extensions have planning consent. Average declared incomes are below the average for the province of Mantua.

In 2023 there were 3,734 residents, down 4.5% since 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age of 47.6 is above the provincial 46.4, and over-65s make up 26.1%. Foreign residents account for 9.5%.

A figure that surprises anyone thinking of the Po plain: Cavriana is in seismic zone 2 of the Civil Protection classification, one of only 5 municipalities in the province of Mantua in this zone, and the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.145 g. The southern Garda area has higher seismicity than the plain, so for an old masonry house or a farmstead it is worth asking for a structural check. Climate zone E brings cold winters.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps for the municipality. On the moraine hills the ground has varying slopes and small hollows with ditches, so landslides and flooding are read for the address.

Key points

  • Moraine hills of upper Mantua province, south of Lake Garda.
  • Seismic zone 2: only 5 Mantua municipalities in this zone.
  • 3,734 residents in 2023, down 4.5% since 2011.
  • Farmsteads and hillside houses: check structure, roofs and access.

Overview

Cavriana is a municipality in the province of Mantova, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 3,734 residents, ranked 36 of 64 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Cavriana is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Only 5 of 64 municipalities in the province are in zone 2.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.145 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Cavriana, the building matters a great deal: ask for the design year, whether it met the 2008 seismic standards, and whether any seismic retrofit has been carried out.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has fallen by 4.5%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 9.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Cavriana declared an average taxable income of 22,160 euros, below the provincial average (25,367 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Cavriana is in climate zone E, with 2,598 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 170 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Cavriana has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 5 grocery shops and supermarkets, 2 healthcare facilities and 1 sports facility.

There are 1.3 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.5).

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 9.8% of the land in Cavriana, compared with 10.7% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 6.2 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Cavriana 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 no open contaminated sites in Cavriana; 2 have been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Cavriana: 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 Cavriana 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 58 inhabited census areas in Cavriana. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 57 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.2%
  • fair 79.8%
  • good 20.1%

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 020018. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.