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Dosolo: 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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Dosolo, on the banks of the Po in western Mantua province

Dosolo is a municipality in the Mantua lowlands, on the left bank of the Po, in the western part of the province, near Viadana. Across the river is already Emilia. The landscape is the lowest part of the Po plain: main embankments, floodplains with poplar plantations, fields of cereals and tomatoes, and villages built around their squares. Besides the main village there are the hamlets of Villastrada and Correggioverde.

For a buyer, the Po is the unavoidable reference point. Houses near the embankment or on low ground need careful checking on the official flood maps, which the report looks up for the exact address. The market offers village houses, detached homes and rural courtyards at farmland prices; for work and wider services people go to Viadana, Mantua or across the river into Emilia, always by car, since no public transport shows in the open timetables.

There were 3,253 residents in 2023, down 3.9% on 2011, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age of 47.2 is a little above the province of Mantua (46.4), and over-65s are 25.1%. Foreign residents make up 12.5%, a sizeable share. Declared incomes are in line with the provincial average.

Dosolo is in seismic zone 3 of the Civil Protection classification, like 58 other municipalities in the province, with an expected acceleration of about 0.087 g. The Po lowlands have seen in the past how badly masonry buildings and farm buildings can suffer, so for a farm courtyard or old house get a surveyor to check walls and floors.

The Revenue Agency's cadastral maps are published and the report identifies the parcel from the address.

Key points

  • Left bank of the Po, near Viadana.
  • Hamlets of Villastrada and Correggioverde.
  • Near the embankment, check the flood maps.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.087 g.

Overview

Dosolo is a municipality in the province of Mantova, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 3,253 residents, ranked 38 of 64 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Dosolo 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 resident population has fallen by 3.9%. 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 12.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Dosolo declared an average taxable income of 26,229 euros, in line with the province (25,367 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Dosolo is in climate zone E, with 2,435 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 25 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Dosolo has 4 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets and 1 healthcare facility.

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 Dosolo.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 9.5% of the land in Dosolo, 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

Dosolo 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 Dosolo.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Dosolo: 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 Dosolo 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 28 inhabited census areas in Dosolo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.1%
  • fair 84.2%
  • good 15.7%

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 020022. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.