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Medole: 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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Medole, in the Mantua plain below the Garda hills

Medole appears in history books because of the Battle of Solferino and San Martino in 1859: part of the fighting took place on the plain around the town. Today Medole is a municipality in the northern part of the province of Mantua, on flat land south of the Garda moraine hills and close to Castiglione delle Stiviere.

This is an area of small and medium-sized businesses, with industrial units along the provincial roads and farmland between one village and the next. There is no railway station in town: Mantua, Brescia and the lake are reached by car. The report measures the distance from the address to schools, pharmacies and supermarkets.

The population is young and growing. In 2023 there were 4,203 residents, up 4.1% since 2011; the average age is 43.9 against 46.4 in the province of Mantua, and over-65s make up 19.8% against 24.4%. Foreign residents account for 15.1% and households have 2.43 members on average. Average declared incomes are slightly below the provincial average.

The province of Mantua has 5 municipalities in seismic zone 2 and 59 in zone 3 (the classification is set by Italy's Civil Protection Department); Medole is in zone 3, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.138 g, a middling value. The Garda area has its own seismic activity, so for an older house ask about the state of floors and roof and whether it has been strengthened.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are published and the report traces the plot. Ditches and irrigation channels cross the countryside, so flood hazard is checked for the individual address.

Key points

  • Mantua plain, scene of fighting in the 1859 battle.
  • Up 4.1% since 2011, foreign residents 15.1%.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected ground acceleration about 0.138 g.
  • No station in town: you travel by car.

Overview

Medole is a municipality in the province of Mantova, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 4,203 residents, ranked 33 of 64 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Medole 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 0.138 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 grown by 4.1%. The estimated average age is 44 years, lower than the province average (46). 20% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 15.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Medole declared an average taxable income of 23,979 euros, below the provincial average (25,367 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Medole 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 62 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Medole has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 sports facilities and 1 green area.

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 Medole.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 18.7% of the land in Medole, compared with 10.7% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 2.8 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Medole 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 Medole.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Medole: 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 Medole 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 44 inhabited census areas in Medole. 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 020034. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.