Cavareno: 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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Cavareno, a village in the upper Val di Non
Above the apple orchards of the lower valley, the upper Val di Non is an upland of meadows, woods and compact villages, and Cavareno is one of them. It sits high up, with long snowy winters, and lives on small businesses, services and tourism, mainly in summer, with a number of second homes alongside residents' houses.
Growth is one of the clearest figures. Istat, the national statistics office, counted 1,121 residents in 2023, up 8.1% on 2011, with foreign residents at 12.0%. The estimated average age of 45.6 is in line with Trentino's 45.4, and over-65s make up 25.0%. Declared incomes are slightly above the provincial average.
Buyers need to bear two things in mind. The first is climate: Cavareno is in climate zone F, the coldest, and insulation, windows and heating make a real difference to running costs. The second is the land registry. In Trentino ownership is recorded in the Libro fondiario (land book) of the tavolare system, which dates from Austrian rule, and the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) does not publish parcel maps: for the address the report explains that the plot is unavailable and completes its other checks. Notary and surveyor start from the land book extract.
Earthquake hazard is low. The Civil Protection Department places Cavareno in zone 3, like 147 of the 166 municipalities in the province, while 15 are in zone 4; expected ground acceleration is about 0.050 g. On the edges of the woods and along streams, landslide and debris-flow hazard is checked for the address on the official maps.
The report also measures distances to schools, pharmacies and shops from the exact location of the house, useful for judging whether the village covers everyday needs.
Key points
- Upland village in the upper Val di Non, with long snowy winters.
- Population up 8.1% since 2011.
- Tavolare registry: no Revenue Agency maps, ownership in the land book.
- Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.050 g.
Overview
Cavareno is a municipality in the province of Trento, in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. At the end of 2023 it had 1,121 residents, ranked 102 of 166 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Cavareno 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 0.050 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 8.1%. 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 12.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Cavareno declared an average taxable income of 26,153 euros, in line with the province (25,718 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Cavareno is in climate zone F, with 3,909 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 973 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Cavareno has 1 school and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets and 3 sports facilities.
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 5.2% of the land in Cavareno, 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
Cavareno 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 low. 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 Cavareno; one has been cleaned up or closed.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Cavareno: 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 Cavareno 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 7 inhabited census areas in Cavareno. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 66 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 2.4%
- good 97.6%
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 022051. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.