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Gazzuolo: 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 Belgioioso 1, Gazzuolo.

Gazzuolo, the Mantua lowlands along the Oglio

Gazzuolo is a village on the Mantua plain, on the bank of the Oglio shortly before the river reaches the Po, within the Oglio Sud park. The landscape is classic lowland: fields of maize and fodder, rows of poplars, embankments and farm courtyards. Mantua is the provincial capital, within driving distance; Cremona and Parma are not far.

The land is flat, about twenty metres above sea level, and for a buyer the river is the first thing to consider. Areas close to the embankments and the floodplain should be checked against the official flood maps, which the report shows for the exact address. In the village there are terraced and detached houses, and outside it large farm courtyards, some in need of restoration. The data show no public transport stops in the municipality (0), so a car is needed.

According to Istat, the national statistics office, there were 2,092 residents in 2023, down 12.5% on 2011. The average age is 50.1, above the 46.4 of the province of Mantua, and over-65s make up 31.6%. Foreign residents account for 12.0%. Declared incomes are a little below the provincial average.

The municipality is in seismic zone 3, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.077 g. In solid brick farm buildings, check the roofs, timber floors and cracks in the walls, and ask whether any strengthening work has been done.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, so the report traces the plot from the address and measures distances to services.

Key points

  • Lowland village on the bank of the Oglio, province of Mantua.
  • Near the river: check the flood maps for the address.
  • 2,092 residents, down 12.5% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.077 g.

Overview

Gazzuolo is a municipality in the province of Mantova, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 2,092 residents, ranked 49 of 64 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Gazzuolo 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 0.077 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 12.5%. The estimated average age is 50 years, higher than the province average (46). 32% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 12.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Gazzuolo declared an average taxable income of 24,580 euros, in line with the province (25,367 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Gazzuolo 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 25 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Gazzuolo has 3 schools and 3 pharmacies.

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 Gazzuolo.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 8.0% of the land in Gazzuolo, 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

Gazzuolo 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 Gazzuolo.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Gazzuolo: 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 Gazzuolo 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 30 inhabited census areas in Gazzuolo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 59 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 1.1%
  • fair 98.9%

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 020025. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.