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Marcaria: 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: Strada Montanara Sud 1, Marcaria.

Marcaria, villages along the Oglio west of Mantua

The river Oglio, shortly before it joins the Po, runs through Marcaria, a lowland municipality in the province of Mantua. It is spread out and split into many hamlets, some on one bank and some on the other, among them Campitello, Casatico and Cesole. Casatico has the Castiglioni family's country house where Baldassare Castiglione, author of The Book of the Courtier, was born.

Mantua is about twenty kilometres away along the old main road to Cremona, which runs through the town. Public transport timetables show 3 stops served by buses, so people who work elsewhere almost always drive. Houses are mainly detached homes, village houses and farmsteads in the Mantuan countryside, often with plenty of space for the money.

Near the Oglio there are embankments and floodplain meadows, low ground that the water reaches during floods. The strip along the river is part of the Oglio Sud regional park. The report checks flood hazard for each address, and the cadastral maps published by the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) let it trace the land parcel.

The population is shrinking: 6,393 residents at the end of 2023 according to Istat, the national statistics office, 7.5% fewer than in 2011. The average age is 48.4 and over-65s make up 28.4%, above the province (24.4%); foreign residents account for 12.0%. Declared incomes are just above the Mantua average.

In the province of Mantua, 59 of the 64 municipalities are in seismic zone 3 and 5 in zone 2 on the Civil Protection scale. Marcaria is in zone 3, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.081 g. For a farmhouse or an old brick house, what matters is how walls and floors are tied together and the state of the roof, along with the damp typical of homes near the river.

Key points

  • Hamlets on both banks of the Oglio, close to the Po.
  • Embankments and floodplain: check flood hazard at the address.
  • Population down 7.5% since 2011, over-65s at 28.4%.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.081 g.

Overview

Marcaria is a municipality in the province of Mantova, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 6,393 residents, ranked 22 of 64 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Marcaria 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 0.081 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 7.5%. The estimated average age is 48 years, higher than the province average (46). 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 12.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Marcaria declared an average taxable income of 25,841 euros, in line with the province (25,367 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Marcaria 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, Marcaria has 7 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 4 grocery shops and supermarkets, 4 healthcare facilities and 3 sports facilities.

There are 0.5 pharmacies per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.3).

Public transport

Within the municipality there are 3 public transport stops, served by 1 bus line. That is about 0.5 stops per 1,000 residents.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 7.3% of the land in Marcaria, compared with 10.7% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 2.6 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Marcaria 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 Marcaria.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Marcaria: 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 Marcaria 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 115 inhabited census areas in Marcaria. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 57 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.3%
  • fair 73.9%
  • good 25.8%

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 020031. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.