Borgo Chiese: 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, Borgo Chiese.
Borgo Chiese, the Chiese valley floor in the Giudicarie
Borgo Chiese is a recently merged municipality, formed by joining several villages of the Chiese valley in the Giudicarie, the south-western corner of Trentino towards Lombardy and Lake Idro. The villages lie along the valley floor and the lower slopes, with the Chiese river running through farmed flatland and woods rising on both sides. Tione di Trento and, further away, Trento and Brescia are where people go for work and services.
The market is made up of village houses, often with attached barns or haylofts, detached houses and small blocks of flats. Each former municipality has its own centre and character, so look at the individual village rather than the overall name. Homes on the valley floor and near the side streams should be checked for flooding, those on the slopes for access and gradients, and the report checks the official maps for the address.
One important difference from the rest of Italy concerns the land registry. Trentino uses the tavolare system, with a land book (libro fondiario) run by the autonomous province, and the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) does not publish parcel maps here. The report says so, explains why, and works with the other data for the address.
At the end of 2023 there were 1,934 residents, down 7.2% on 2011, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 46.2, slightly above 45.4 for the province of Trento, and over-65s make up 24.9%. Foreign residents are 4.8%.
The municipality is in seismic zone 3, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.114 g. For an old masonry house or one with timber parts, ask about the roof and any structural work already done.
Key points
- Merged municipality in the Chiese valley.
- Tavolare system: no Revenue Agency parcel maps.
- Population down 7.2% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.114 g.
Overview
Borgo Chiese is a municipality in the province of Trento, in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. At the end of 2023 it had 1,934 residents, ranked 62 of 166 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Borgo Chiese 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 0.114 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 7.2%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 22%). Foreign residents make up 4.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Borgo Chiese declared an average taxable income of 25,125 euros, in line with the province (25,718 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Borgo Chiese is in climate zone F, with 3,260 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 557 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Borgo Chiese has 1 school. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets and 1 healthcare facility.
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 2.5% of the land in Borgo Chiese, 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
Borgo Chiese 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 open contaminated sites in Borgo Chiese; one has been cleaned up or closed.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Borgo Chiese: 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 Borgo Chiese 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 25 inhabited census areas in Borgo Chiese. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 63 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 0.8%
- fair 63.9%
- good 35.3%
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 022238. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.