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Suzzara: 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: Strada Villa Inferiore 1, Suzzara.

Suzzara, Iveco and the low plain by the Po

In the far south of the province of Mantua, on the right bank of the Po and close to the border with Emilia, Suzzara is a lowland town with a strong industrial identity. Its name is linked to the Iveco plant that builds the Daily van, one of the largest employers in the province, with many supplier firms working around it.

The station is a small railway junction where the Mantua to Modena line crosses the line linking Parma and Ferrara. Mantua itself is about twenty kilometres away. The centre is compact and flat, with houses of two or three storeys; around it spread districts of detached houses and farming hamlets with old courtyard farmsteads, some restored and others still waiting for work.

The population is growing: 21,146 residents in 2023 according to Istat, the national statistics office, up 2.9% on 2011. The estimated average age, 44.9, is below the provincial 46.4, and foreign nationals make up 16.5%, a high share partly linked to factory jobs. Declared incomes are in line with the provincial average.

The 2012 Emilia earthquake was strongly felt in this part of the province too. Suzzara is in seismic zone 3, like 59 municipalities in the province, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.090 g. For a farmhouse, a 1960s block or a converted industrial building, find out whether it suffered damage in that earthquake and what repairs followed.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps here and the report finds the land parcel from the address. On a low plain protected by the Po embankments and crossed by drainage channels, flood hazard is read for the individual address.

Key points

  • Iveco plant building the Daily van, plus many suppliers.
  • Station where lines to Mantua, Modena, Parma and Ferrara meet.
  • Population up 2.9% since 2011, 16.5% foreign nationals.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected ground acceleration about 0.090 g.

Overview

Suzzara is a municipality in the province of Mantova, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 21,146 residents, the third most populous in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Suzzara 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 0.090 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 2.9%. 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 16.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Suzzara declared an average taxable income of 25,690 euros, in line with the province (25,367 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Suzzara is in climate zone E, with 2,435 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 20 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Suzzara has 18 schools and 6 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 9 grocery shops and supermarkets, 13 healthcare facilities, 15 sports facilities and 2 parks and green areas.

There are 0.6 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.5).

Public transport

Within the municipality there are 2 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 13.1% of the land in Suzzara, compared with 10.7% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.3 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Suzzara 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 Suzzara; 2 have been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Suzzara: 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 Suzzara 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 165 inhabited census areas in Suzzara. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 63 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 5.7%
  • fair 50.8%
  • good 43.6%

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 020065. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.