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Capriana: 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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The report looks at the exact point: landslide and flood risk, seismic zone, price per square metre for the area, services and nearby stops.

For example: Frazione Carbonare 1, Capriana.

Capriana, on the slopes of the lower Val di Fiemme

Capriana looks down on the lower Val di Fiemme, where the Avisio runs deep between wooded slopes. The village sits just above a thousand metres, away from the busiest resorts of the valley, among meadows, woods and small clusters of houses.

It suits anyone looking for a quiet mountain home lived in all year round. Distances matter: secondary schools, the hospital and main services are in the larger towns of the Val di Fiemme or towards the Adige valley, and in winter the roads call for snow tyres and care. Many homes are traditional masonry and timber houses, sometimes with a hayloft or barn alongside, which can be restored.

There are 594 residents as of 2023, 1.8% fewer than in 2011, an almost stable number. The average age is 45.1, against 45.4 in the province of Trento, and over-65s make up 20.9% of residents, below the provincial 23.6%. Foreign nationals account for 7.6%.

Capriana is in seismic zone 3, like 146 other municipalities in Trentino, and the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is around 0.060 g. In an older house, what matters most is the state of the roof, which must carry the snow, and of the timber floors.

In Trentino the land registry is tavolare: the land book is managed by the autonomous Province, and the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) does not publish cadastral maps. The report therefore does not link the address to its land parcel and explains why; landslides and stream floods are still checked on the official maps for the exact location of the house.

Key points

  • Village above the lower Val di Fiemme and the Avisio.
  • Residents almost stable, over-65s at 20.9%.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration around 0.060 g.
  • Tavolare land register: no Revenue Agency cadastral maps.

Overview

Capriana is a municipality in the province of Trento, in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. At the end of 2023 it had 594 residents, ranked 139 of 166 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Capriana 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 0.060 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 1.8%. The estimated average age is 45 years, in line with the province. 21% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 22%). Foreign residents make up 7.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Capriana declared an average taxable income of 21,900 euros, below the provincial average (25,718 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Capriana is in climate zone F, with 4,039 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 1,007 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Capriana has 1 school.

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 Capriana, 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

Capriana 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 Capriana.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Capriana: 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 Capriana 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 10 inhabited census areas in Capriana. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 62 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

ISTAT code 022040. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.