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Marmirolo: 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 Ferrari Demetrio 1, Marmirolo.

Marmirolo, Bosco Fontana and the farmland north of Mantua

The Bosco della Fontana, a nature reserve protecting one of the last remnants of the forest that once covered the Po plain, lies within Marmirolo, just north of Mantua. Inside the wood stands a hunting lodge built for the Gonzaga, the family that ruled Mantua for centuries. The rest of the municipality is flat farmland between the city and the moraine hills south of Lake Garda, with farmsteads, fields and the town in the middle.

People buying here mostly want a detached house a few kilometres from the city, or an old farmhouse to restore. The town has the essential services, and Overture Maps shows more parks and green spaces per resident than the provincial average; for the hospital and public offices residents go to Mantua. There is no railway station in the municipality, so everyday travel is by car.

There were 7,646 residents at the end of 2023, according to Istat, the national statistics office, 1.5% fewer than in 2011. The average age of 47.0 is slightly above the provincial 46.4, over-65s make up 25.5% and foreign residents 11.0%. Incomes are in line with the Mantua average.

Almost every municipality in the province is in seismic zone 3 of the Civil Protection Department's classification, and Marmirolo is one of them (59 of 64), with expected ground acceleration of about 0.112 g. In converted farmhouses and barns the first things to check are the masonry and the timber floors, often rebuilt at different times.

The land is flat and full of water, with canals and springs, and the strip towards the River Mincio should be checked against the official flood hazard maps; the report does this for the exact address. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report goes from the address to the plot.

Key points

  • North of Mantua, with the Bosco della Fontana nature reserve.
  • 7,646 residents, down 1.5% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, like 59 municipalities in the province.
  • No railway station: everyday travel is by car.

Overview

Marmirolo is a municipality in the province of Mantova, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 7,646 residents, ranked 14 of 64 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Marmirolo 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 0.112 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 1.5%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 11.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Marmirolo declared an average taxable income of 25,856 euros, in line with the province (25,367 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Marmirolo 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 29 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Marmirolo has 5 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 4 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility, 5 sports facilities and 3 parks and green areas.

There are 0.1 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 Marmirolo.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 13.5% of the land in Marmirolo, compared with 10.7% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 7.9 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Marmirolo 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 Marmirolo; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Marmirolo: 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 Marmirolo 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 85 inhabited census areas in Marmirolo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 1.0%
  • fair 99.0%

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 020033. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.