Cavedine: 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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Cavedine, in the Valle dei Laghi between Trento and Lake Garda
Cavedine is the municipality of the valley of the same name, the southern part of the Valle dei Laghi between Trento and the northern end of Lake Garda. The main village sits at around 500 metres on the slope above the valley floor and Lake Cavedine, and the municipality also takes in several hamlets scattered among meadows, vineyards and woods.
Buyers here usually work in Trento or around Arco and Riva del Garda, reached by car along the valley. Most homes are village houses, often on several floors with inner courtyards, with newer detached houses on the edges. The area is in climate zone F, the coldest on the Italian scale, so ask for real heating bills and the energy performance certificate.
There are 3,070 residents (2023), up 5.3% on 2011. The mean age is 46.3, against 45.4 for the province of Trento; over-65s make up 23.8% and foreign residents 4.1%.
Cavedine is in seismic zone 3, shared with 146 other municipalities in Trentino, and the expected ground acceleration in the village is 0.087 g, a low value. In the stone houses of the old centres, what matters most is how walls and floors are tied together and the state of the roof. On the slopes, the report also checks the official landslide maps.
In the province of Trento, property is recorded in the land register (libro fondiario, the so-called tavolare system), and the Revenue Agency does not publish cadastral maps here. The report says so plainly and works from the address with its other sources, from hazard maps to nearby services.
Key points
- Valle dei Laghi, between Trento and Arco-Riva del Garda.
- 3,070 residents, up 5.3% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.087 g.
- Land register system: no Revenue Agency cadastral maps.
Overview
Cavedine is a municipality in the province of Trento, in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. At the end of 2023 it had 3,070 residents, ranked 40 of 166 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Cavedine 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 0.087 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 5.3%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 22%). Foreign residents make up 4.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Cavedine declared an average taxable income of 24,630 euros, in line with the province (25,718 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Cavedine is in climate zone F, with 3,177 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 504 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Cavedine has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 sports facility and 2 parks and green areas.
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 2.8% of the land in Cavedine, 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
Cavedine 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 no contaminated sites in Cavedine.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Cavedine: 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 Cavedine 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 35 inhabited census areas in Cavedine. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 59 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 61.4%
- good 38.6%
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 022053. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.