Sermide e Felonica: 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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Sermide e Felonica, Lombardy's last corner on the Po
Sermide e Felonica is the result of two villages in the Oltrepò mantovano merging into one municipality, right at the south-eastern tip of Lombardy on the south bank of the river Po. Across the river lies the Veneto region; to the south-east, Emilia-Romagna and the province of Ferrara begin. The land is low and flat, only a few metres above sea level, with cereal fields, poplar plantations and flood banks running along the Po for miles.
People who buy here are usually after space and quiet rather than a short trip to a city. Mantua and Ferrara are within driving distance, but neither is close. Shops and services are in the two village centres, while scattered farmhouses in the countryside mean using the car for every errand. Much of the housing stock is old rural houses or detached homes from the 1970s and 1980s, which need a careful look at roofs, walls and systems.
The population is shrinking: 7,087 residents in 2023, down 8.3% since 2011, or 639 fewer people. It is also older than the provincial average, with an average age of 49.8 against 46.4 and over-65s at 31.0% against 24.4%. Foreign residents make up 16.4%, well above the Italian average. Declared incomes are lower than in the province of Mantua as a whole.
The municipality is in seismic zone 3 on the national scale kept by the Civil Protection Department, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.095 g; in the province 5 municipalities are in zone 2 and 59 in zone 3. On soft river sediments, old brick houses with timber floors are the most vulnerable, so ask whether any strengthening work has been done and under which permits.
The river remains the main issue. The banks protect the villages, but distance from the Po, ground level and nearby drainage channels vary from one house to the next, so the report reads the hazard maps for the exact address. Cadastral maps from the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) are available.
Key points
- South-eastern tip of Lombardy, on the south bank of the Po.
- 7,087 residents, down 8.3% since 2011.
- Foreign residents at 16.4%, average age 49.8.
- Seismic zone 3 on soft river soils: check the structure.
Overview
Sermide e Felonica is a municipality in the province of Mantova, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 7,087 residents, ranked 16 of 64 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Sermide e Felonica 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 0.095 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 8.3%. The estimated average age is 50 years, higher than the province average (46). 31% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 16.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Sermide e Felonica declared an average taxable income of 22,849 euros, below the provincial average (25,367 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Sermide e Felonica is in climate zone E, with 2,355 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 11 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Sermide e Felonica has 7 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 6 grocery shops and supermarkets, 2 healthcare facilities, 4 sports facilities and 1 green area.
There are 0.3 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 Sermide e Felonica.
How built-up it is
Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 7.0% of the land in Sermide e Felonica, compared with 10.7% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 2.5 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Sermide e Felonica 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 Sermide e Felonica.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Sermide e Felonica: 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 Sermide e Felonica 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 106 inhabited census areas in Sermide e Felonica. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 58 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 6.8%
- fair 62.0%
- good 31.2%
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 020061. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.