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Besenello: 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: Via Roma 1, Besenello.

Besenello, Castel Beseno between Trento and Rovereto

The great Castel Beseno, on the hill above the Adige valley, is the most recognisable sight in Besenello. The village lies below, on the valley floor and the lower slopes, halfway between Trento and Rovereto. Both are quick to reach, helped by the Brenner motorway running along the valley.

That location explains why the municipality is growing. Many families choose Besenello for more space and lower prices than in the two towns while staying close to work. Next to the old core, newer residential areas of detached houses and small blocks of flats have appeared. Buyers should look at the distance from busy roads and, for plots on the hillside, at gradient and landslide maps, which the report reads for the address.

There are 2,799 residents (2023), up 11.5% since 2011. The average age of 42.3 is lower than in the province (45.4) and households have 2.39 members on average. Foreign residents make up 3.7%.

Besenello is in seismic zone 3, the most common one in Trentino, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.105 g. For a house built before the 1980s, it is worth asking for the structural documents.

Land records follow the tavolare system, as throughout the province of Trento. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) does not publish parcel maps here, and the report says so clearly: ownership, easements and boundaries are checked at the land register (libro fondiario).

Key points

  • Castel Beseno above the Adige valley
  • Halfway between Trento and Rovereto
  • 2,799 residents, up 11.5% since 2011
  • Tavolare system: no published parcel maps

Overview

Besenello is a municipality in the province of Trento, in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. At the end of 2023 it had 2,799 residents, ranked 47 of 166 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Besenello 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 0.105 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 11.5%. The estimated average age is 42 years, lower than the province average (45). 18% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 22%). Foreign residents make up 3.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Besenello declared an average taxable income of 25,835 euros, in line with the province (25,718 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Besenello is in climate zone E, with 2,734 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 218 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Besenello has 1 school and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 sports facility and 2 parks and green areas.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.5 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 3.7% of the land in Besenello, 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

Besenello 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 Besenello; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Besenello: 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 Besenello 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 29 inhabited census areas in Besenello. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 73 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.5%
  • fair 10.7%
  • good 88.7%

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 022013. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.