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Roverbella: 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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Roverbella, Mantuan farmland on the road to Verona

Roverbella is open plain, north of Mantua on the route towards Villafranca and Verona. The town sits about forty metres above sea level, surrounded by fields, farm courtyards and livestock units, with a few hamlets scattered across the countryside. Mantua is a few minutes' drive away and Verona less than half an hour, and many residents work in one of the two cities or in local businesses.

Buyers will mostly find detached houses, terraced homes and old farm courtyards split into flats. Prices are generally lower than in Mantua itself. The land is flat and crossed by drainage channels and ditches, so rather than gradients, what matters is whether the house stands on low ground or near a watercourse. With foggy, cold winters (climate zone E) and muggy summers, insulation and heating have a big effect on yearly running costs.

The population is growing slowly: 8,751 residents in 2023, up 3.0% on the 8,500 of 2011, according to Istat, the national statistics institute. By population Roverbella is number 12 in the province. The mean age is 45.3, against 46.4 in the province, and 22.7% are over 65. The share of foreign residents is high, 15.8%, linked to jobs in farming and food processing. Declared incomes are below the Mantua average.

Roverbella is in seismic zone 3 of the Civil Protection classification, like 59 of the 64 municipalities in the province; the other 5 are in zone 2. The expected ground acceleration in the town is about 0.123 g. In farm buildings and barns converted into homes, check how the walls and roof were strengthened, as they were built for other purposes.

The Revenue Agency's cadastral maps cover the municipality, so the report goes from the address to the land parcel and reads the flood maps at that exact point.

Key points

  • Farmland north of Mantua, towards Verona.
  • Population up 3.0% since 2011, foreign residents 15.8%.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.123 g.
  • Converted farm buildings: check walls and roofs.

Overview

Roverbella is a municipality in the province of Mantova, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 8,751 residents, ranked 12 of 64 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Roverbella 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 0.123 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 3.0%. The estimated average age is 45 years, in line with the province. 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 15.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Roverbella declared an average taxable income of 23,251 euros, below the provincial average (25,367 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Roverbella 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 42 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Roverbella has 6 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 4 grocery shops and supermarkets, 2 healthcare facilities and 2 sports facilities.

There are 0.2 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.5).

Public transport

Within the municipality there are 1 public transport stops. That is about 0.1 stops per 1,000 residents.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 9.2% of the land in Roverbella, compared with 10.7% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 2.0 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Roverbella 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 Roverbella; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Roverbella: 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 Roverbella 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 110 inhabited census areas in Roverbella. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 58 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 4.4%
  • fair 68.6%
  • good 27.0%

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 020053. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.