Altopiano della Vigolana: 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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For example: Frazione Campregheri 1, Altopiano della Vigolana.
Altopiano della Vigolana, four villages above Trento and Caldonazzo
Vigolo Vattaro, Vattaro, Bosentino and Centa San Nicolò have formed a single municipality since 2016, named after the plateau they stand on and after the Vigolana, the mountain that towers over it. The plateau lies south-east of Trento, at around 700 metres, between the Adige valley and the Valsugana, and from some spots you can see Lake Caldonazzo.
Many families choose it to live near Trento without being in the city: meadows, woods, small villages, one road down to the provincial capital and another towards the Valsugana. Houses are mostly detached or in small blocks, with old farmhouses and rural buildings in the village centres.
The population is growing: 5,110 residents in 2023, up 6.4% on 2011. The average age is 44.3, against 45.4 for Trentino, and over-65s make up 20.5%. Foreign residents account for 3.0%.
For earthquakes the municipality is in seismic zone 3 on the Civil Protection scale, like 147 municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.088 g. At this altitude winters weigh more: insulation, windows and the type of heating make a big difference to running costs, and for older houses ask about the condition of the roof under the weight of snow.
Trentino uses the tavolare system, with ownership recorded in the land register (libro fondiario). The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) does not publish cadastral maps for these municipalities, so the report cannot find the plot from the maps and says so. Landslides on the slopes and flooding along the streams are still checked for the address.
Key points
- Created in 2016 from four villages south-east of Trento.
- 5,110 residents, up 6.4% since 2011.
- Average age 44.3, against 45.4 in the province.
- Tavolare land register: no Revenue Agency cadastral maps.
Overview
Altopiano della Vigolana is a municipality in the province of Trento, in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. At the end of 2023 it had 5,110 residents, ranked 19 of 166 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Altopiano della Vigolana 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 0.088 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 6.4%. The estimated average age is 44 years, in line with the province. 21% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 22%). Foreign residents make up 3.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Altopiano della Vigolana declared an average taxable income of 27,333 euros, above the provincial average (25,718 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Altopiano della Vigolana is in climate zone F, with 3,674 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 834 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Altopiano della Vigolana has 4 schools. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop.
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 3.4% of the land in Altopiano della Vigolana, compared with 3.1% in the province and 2.9% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.7 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Altopiano della Vigolana is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Provincia autonoma di Trento in 2026. 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 Altopiano della Vigolana; one has been cleaned up or closed.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Altopiano della Vigolana: 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 Altopiano della Vigolana 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 70 inhabited census areas in Altopiano della Vigolana. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 65 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 3.3%
- fair 40.2%
- good 56.4%
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 022236. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.