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Rivarolo Mantovano: 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 Giuseppe Mazzini 1, Rivarolo Mantovano.

Rivarolo Mantovano, Oglio Po farmland near Sabbioneta

Rivarolo Mantovano lies in the south-western part of the province of Mantua, on the Oglio Po plain, a short drive from Sabbioneta and Casalmaggiore. This is a land of fields, livestock farms and small businesses, with a compact historic centre and farmhouses scattered around it. Mantua, Cremona and Parma are the reference cities, all by car.

The property market is typical of the lowland Lombard countryside: detached houses, farmsteads to restore and a few flats in the centre. Prices are rural and space is plentiful, but you need a car for almost everything, starting with work and secondary schools. In old houses on the plain, check damp in the walls, the roof and the heating, as winters here are cold and foggy.

The population is falling and ageing. Istat, the national statistics office, counts 2,368 residents in 2023, down 9.2% on 2011, with an average age of 49.1 against 46.4 for the province and over-65s at 29.6%. Foreign residents make up 12.6%, many of them working in farming and local businesses.

Rivarolo Mantovano is in seismic zone 3, like most of the province (59 municipalities), and the expected ground acceleration is 0.075 g. When buying, ask whether the building has had structural checks or work, especially in older masonry houses.

Cadastral data is published. With the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) maps, the report reaches the land parcel and checks the official flood maps, which matter on a plain shaped by rivers and canals.

Key points

  • Oglio Po plain, near Sabbioneta and Casalmaggiore.
  • Population down 9.2% since 2011.
  • Over-65s 29.6%, foreign residents 12.6%.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.075 g.

Overview

Rivarolo Mantovano is a municipality in the province of Mantova, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 2,368 residents, ranked 45 of 64 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Rivarolo Mantovano 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 0.075 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 9.2%. The estimated average age is 49 years, higher than the province average (46). 30% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 12.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Rivarolo Mantovano declared an average taxable income of 24,070 euros, below the provincial average (25,367 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Rivarolo Mantovano 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 26 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Rivarolo Mantovano has 4 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 sports facilities.

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 Rivarolo Mantovano.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 7.5% of the land in Rivarolo Mantovano, 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

Rivarolo Mantovano 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 Rivarolo Mantovano.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Rivarolo Mantovano: 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 Rivarolo Mantovano 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 26 inhabited census areas in Rivarolo Mantovano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 58 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.2%
  • fair 99.8%

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 020050. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.