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Ceresara: 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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Ceresara, farmland in the Alto Mantovano

In the plain north-west of Mantua, where the countryside of the Alto Mantovano stretches out flat in every direction, Ceresara is a farming municipality made up of a main village and a few hamlets among the fields. Livestock farms, maize and fodder crops and small businesses shape the flat, orderly landscape of tree rows and irrigation canals. Mantua is the reference point for the hospital, offices and secondary schools, less than half an hour away by car.

Buyers mainly find detached houses with yards, newer homes and farmsteads, some restored and others to rebuild. In the countryside it is worth asking how close cattle sheds and livestock farms are, as they affect smells and farm traffic. Declared incomes are slightly below the provincial average.

Istat, the national statistics office, counts 2,532 residents in 2023, down 6.6% since 2011. The average age of 46.4 matches the provincial figure (46.4); 23.3% are over 65 and foreign residents make up 9.3%, partly linked to work on farms.

Ceresara is in seismic zone 3, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.117 g. The Mantua plain has moderate seismic activity: in farmsteads and courtyard houses, check load-bearing walls, floors and roofs.

Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are published: the report traces the address to its land parcel and checks the official flood maps for canals and watercourses at that spot.

Key points

  • Farmland in the Alto Mantovano, north-west of Mantua
  • Houses with yards and farmsteads, livestock nearby
  • 2,532 residents, down 6.6% since 2011
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.117 g

Overview

Ceresara is a municipality in the province of Mantova, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 2,532 residents, ranked 43 of 64 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Ceresara 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 0.117 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 6.6%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 9.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Ceresara declared an average taxable income of 24,231 euros, in line with the province (25,367 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Ceresara is in climate zone E, with 2,428 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 44 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Ceresara has 4 schools and 1 pharmacy.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets 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 Ceresara.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 7.1% of the land in Ceresara, 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

Ceresara 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 contaminated sites in Ceresara.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Ceresara: 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 Ceresara 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 41 inhabited census areas in Ceresara. 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

ISTAT code 020019. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.