San Giorgio Bigarello: 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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San Giorgio Bigarello, Mantua's eastern edge and farmland
San Giorgio Bigarello was created in 2019 by merging San Giorgio di Mantova and Bigarello, two municipalities on the plain east of Mantua. The San Giorgio side is now joined to the city and works in practice as a residential suburb; Bigarello and its hamlets remain country villages, among maize fields, cattle sheds and farm courtyards.
People working in Mantua find newer, larger homes here a few minutes from the centre: detached and semi-detached houses and blocks of flats built in recent decades, with gardens and garages. The Brenner motorway passes close by, handy for Verona and Modena. Most trips to school, work and the shops are made by car or bicycle, as the land is flat and the city is near.
The population is growing: 11,836 residents in 2023, up 3.1% on 2011, according to Istat, the national statistics institute. It ranks 9 in the province by population. Over-65s are 21.8%, fewer than in the province (24.4%), and foreign residents 8.2%. Declared incomes are above the Mantua average. Healthcare facilities are very few, 0.08 per 1,000 residents, because the hospital and clinics are in Mantua.
Earthquake hazard is moderate: San Giorgio Bigarello is in seismic zone 3, like 58 other municipalities in the province, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.094 g. The 2012 Emilia earthquakes were felt in the Mantua area too, so for a house from the 1960s or 1970s ask whether checks or repairs were carried out afterwards.
Cadastral maps from the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) are published. The plain here is low and crossed by canals, and flood hazard is checked for the address against the official maps.
Key points
- Created in 2019 on the edge of Mantua, near the A22 motorway.
- Population up 3.1% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.094 g.
- Incomes above the Mantua average, over-65s at 21.8%.
Overview
San Giorgio Bigarello is a municipality in the province of Mantova, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 11,836 residents, ranked 9 of 64 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, San Giorgio Bigarello 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 0.094 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 3.1%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 22% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 8.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in San Giorgio Bigarello declared an average taxable income of 26,151 euros, in line with the province (25,367 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
San Giorgio Bigarello 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 23 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, San Giorgio Bigarello has 6 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 7 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility and 6 sports facilities.
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 San Giorgio Bigarello.
How built-up it is
Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 11.7% of the land in San Giorgio Bigarello, compared with 10.7% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 8.8 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
San Giorgio Bigarello 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 San Giorgio Bigarello.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within San Giorgio Bigarello: 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 San Giorgio Bigarello 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 84 inhabited census areas in San Giorgio Bigarello. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 62 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 2.3%
- fair 56.4%
- good 41.3%
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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Public transport timetables (GTFS): Trenord, Regione Lombardia - Trenord, orari ferroviari (GTFS). Licence CC BY 4.0, version 20261111.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Radon priority areas (Legislative Decree 101/2020), Regione Lombardia, national list compiled by ARPA Lombardia. Licence Atto pubblico (art. 5 L. 633/1941), 2023.
- Contaminated sites, Regione Lombardia. Licence CC0 1.0 (pubblico dominio), updated to 15 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 020057. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.