Borgo Lares: 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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Borgo Lares, Bolbeno and Zuclo in the Giudicarie
Borgo Lares was created in 2016 by merging two villages in the Giudicarie, Bolbeno and Zuclo, in western Trentino near Tione di Trento. The houses sit on the valley floor and the lower slopes, with the Adamello mountains to the north-west. Tione is the valley's main town for schools, hospital care and services; Trento and Riva del Garda are within driving distance.
There were 726 residents in 2023, up 2.7% on 2011 (counting the two former municipalities together), according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 46.1 against 45.4 in the province, and over-65s make up 27.5%, above the provincial 23.6%. Foreign residents account for 2.5%. Declared incomes are close to the Trentino average.
House hunters will find village homes, detached houses and a few rural buildings to restore. Winters in the valley are long and cold, so insulation, windows and the heating system are the first things to assess, along with sun exposure. On the slopes and along the streams, the report reads the official landslide and flood maps for the address.
Seismic hazard is moderate: Borgo Lares is in zone 3, like 147 of the 166 municipalities in the province of Trento, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.075 g.
There is an important difference in the land registry. In Trentino ownership is entered in the land book (libro fondiario) under the tavolare system run by the Province, and the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) does not publish cadastral maps: the report cannot trace the address to its land parcel and says so, while the other checks are still made at the house.
Key points
- Formed by merging Bolbeno and Zuclo, near Tione.
- Population up 2.7% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.075 g.
- Tavolare system, no Revenue Agency cadastral maps.
Overview
Borgo Lares is a municipality in the province of Trento, in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. At the end of 2023 it had 726 residents, ranked 125 of 166 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Borgo Lares 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 0.075 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 2.7%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 22%). Foreign residents make up 2.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Borgo Lares declared an average taxable income of 25,055 euros, in line with the province (25,718 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Borgo Lares is in climate zone F, with 3,319 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 595 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Borgo Lares has 1 school. The Overture Maps data also lists 5 grocery shops and supermarkets.
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 2.1% of the land in Borgo Lares, 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 Lares 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Borgo Lares, and one more has been cleaned up or closed. The report tells you whether one is close to the address.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Borgo Lares: 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 Lares 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 9 inhabited census areas in Borgo Lares. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 63 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 57.1%
- good 42.9%
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 022239. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.