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Cavalese: 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: Via Chiesa 1, Cavalese.

Cavalese, the main town of the Fiemme valley and the Cermis

Cavalese is the main town of the Val di Fiemme in eastern Trentino, and home to the Magnifica Comunità di Fiemme, the historic body that has managed the valley's forests and pastures for centuries. The town sits at around a thousand metres on a terrace above the Avisio river, and in winter it lives with the Alpe Cermis ski lifts, which start from the valley floor just below the town.

This is the market of a mountain resort: flats in apartment blocks and residences, traditional houses in wood and stone, many second homes and holiday lets. Anyone planning to live here all year should weigh sun exposure, winter access and heating costs, as this is climate zone F, the coldest. Trento and Bolzano are reached by car on mountain roads. Average declared incomes are just above the provincial average.

In 2023 there were 3,987 residents, up slightly (0.9%) on 2011, according to Istat, the national statistics office. Average age (45.7) and the share of over-65s (23.4%) are in line with the province of Trento, and foreign residents make up 7.6%.

Cavalese is in seismic zone 3 of the Civil Protection classification, like 147 municipalities in Trentino, and expected ground acceleration is about 0.065 g, a low value. In mountain houses the roof, snow load and insulation matter more.

The land registry works differently here. Trentino uses the tavolare system, with the land book (libro fondiario) kept by the Province, and the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) does not publish cadastral maps: the report cannot trace the plot from the address and says so. Landslides, avalanches and debris flows on the slopes, and closeness to the Avisio, are still checked at the exact point of the house.

Key points

  • Main town of the Fiemme valley and seat of the Magnifica Comunità.
  • 3,987 residents in 2023, up slightly since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3; snow, roof and insulation matter more.
  • Tavolare land registry: no Revenue Agency cadastral maps.

Overview

Cavalese is a municipality in the province of Trento, in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. At the end of 2023 it had 3,987 residents, ranked 28 of 166 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Cavalese 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 0.065 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 number of residents is nearly unchanged. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 22%). Foreign residents make up 7.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Cavalese declared an average taxable income of 26,317 euros, in line with the province (25,718 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Cavalese is in climate zone F, with 4,028 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 1,000 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Cavalese has 5 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 5 grocery shops and supermarkets, 3 healthcare facilities, 9 sports facilities and 3 parks and green areas.

There are 1.3 schools per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.7).

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 2.9% of the land in Cavalese, 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

Cavalese is one of the municipalities designated as a radon priority area 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Cavalese, and 2 more have 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 Cavalese: 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 Cavalese 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 36 inhabited census areas in Cavalese. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 70 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 22.7%
  • good 77.3%

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

ISTAT code 022050. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.