San Giovanni del Dosso: 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 Giovanni del Dosso, in the Mantua lowlands south of the Po
South of the Po, in the southern part of the province of Mantua, the plain is flat and crossed by drainage canals, fields and farmsteads. San Giovanni del Dosso is one of the villages of this area, the Oltrepò Mantovano, not far from the border with Emilia. The name refers to a dosso, a barely noticeable rise in the ground of the kind found in these lowlands.
For work and services, residents look to the nearby towns, to Mantua and to the industrial districts of Emilia. Buyers will find detached houses with yards, newer villas and some old farmhouses; in the latter, the condition of the brick walls, damp and the roof matter most.
The population is falling only slowly. In 2023 there were 1,254 residents, down 3.4% on the 1,298 of 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age, 46.4, is the same as the province's, over-65s are 23.8% and foreign residents 15.4%. Households have 2.41 people on average. Declared incomes are slightly below the provincial average.
The municipality is in seismic zone 3 of the Civil Protection classification, like 58 other municipalities around Mantua; 5 in the province are in zone 2. The expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is 0.111 g. For a masonry house, ask whether structural checks or strengthening have been carried out and keep the paperwork.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report finds the plot from the address. In a plain of canals and embanked rivers, it also checks the official flood maps, house by house.
Key points
- Oltrepò Mantovano, reclaimed plain near the Emilia border.
- Foreign residents at 15.4%, households of 2.41.
- Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.111 g.
- 1,254 residents, down 3.4% since 2011.
Overview
San Giovanni del Dosso is a municipality in the province of Mantova, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 1,254 residents, among the smallest in the province (59 of 64).
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, San Giovanni del Dosso 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 0.111 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 3.4%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 15.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in San Giovanni del Dosso declared an average taxable income of 23,683 euros, below the provincial average (25,367 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
San Giovanni del Dosso is in climate zone E, with 2,334 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 13 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, San Giovanni del Dosso has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 healthcare facility.
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 San Giovanni del Dosso.
How built-up it is
Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 9.8% of the land in San Giovanni del Dosso, 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
San Giovanni del Dosso 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 Giovanni del Dosso.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within San Giovanni del Dosso: 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 Giovanni del Dosso 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 25 inhabited census areas in San Giovanni del Dosso. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 69 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 8.3%
- fair 13.9%
- good 77.8%
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
- 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 020058. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.