Altavalle: what to know before buying a home
A municipality in the province of Trento, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.
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Altavalle, four villages on the terraces of the Val di Cembra
Altavalle is a municipality created in 2016 by merging Faver, Grauno, Grumes and Valda, four villages in the Val di Cembra, the valley of the river Avisio north-east of Trento. The landscape is made of vineyards on terraces held up by dry-stone walls, woods and porphyry quarries, the stone that has provided work here for generations. Trento is a drive down the valley.
Each village has its own character: compact centres, houses close together, sloping streets and little flat land. Buyers mostly find village houses, often needing updating, and some newer homes on the edges. Look at insulation and heating, because valley winters are cold, and at car access, which is tight in some centres.
Istat, the national statistics office, counts 1,631 residents in 2023, broadly stable since 2011 (-0.5%). The average age is 46.3, close to the provincial 45.4; over-65s make up 26.5% and foreign residents 5.5%. Declared incomes are below the Trentino average.
Altavalle is in seismic zone 3, like 147 of the 166 municipalities in the province of Trento, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.061 g, both low values.
Trentino uses the tavolare system. Ownership and rights over property are recorded in the land register (libro fondiario), and the Revenue Agency maps are not published here, so a purchase needs a land register search, routine work for a local notary or surveyor. On slopes as steep as these, the report checks the official maps for gradient and landslides at the address.
Key points
- Created in 2016 from Faver, Grauno, Grumes and Valda.
- Val di Cembra: terraced vineyards, porphyry and steep streets.
- Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration of 0.061 g.
- Tavolare system: a land register search is needed.
Overview
Altavalle is a municipality in the province of Trento, in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. At the end of 2023 it had 1,631 residents, ranked 70 of 166 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Altavalle is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Most municipalities in the province (147 of 166) are in the same zone.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.061 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 number of residents is nearly unchanged. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 22%). Foreign residents make up 5.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Altavalle declared an average taxable income of 21,544 euros, below the provincial average (25,718 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Altavalle is in climate zone F, with 3,913 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 976 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Altavalle has 1 school. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 1 sports facility and 2 parks and green areas.
The data shows no pharmacies within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.3 per 1,000 residents.
Public transport
We do not yet have open public transport timetables for this municipality: the report says so explicitly, without inventing distances.
How built-up it is
Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 2.2% of the land in Altavalle, compared with 3.1% in the province and 2.9% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.
Radon and contaminated sites
Altavalle is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Provincia autonoma di Trento in 2026. According to the ISPRA map, the estimated radon emission in the municipality is medium. 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 Altavalle.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Altavalle: 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
For Altavalle the Revenue Agency does not publish cadastral maps: the land registry here uses the tavolare (land book) system. The report cannot give a parcel reference, but it still checks risks, services and transport at the address and states this clearly.
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 26 inhabited census areas in Altavalle. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 100.0%
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
- 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.
- 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), Provincia autonoma di Trento, national list compiled by ARPA Lombardia. Licence Atto pubblico (art. 5 L. 633/1941), 2026.
- Contaminated sites, ISPRA, MOSAICO - Banca dati nazionale dei siti oggetto di procedimento di bonifica. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 12 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 022235. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.