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Cis: 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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For example: Frazione Viar 1, Cis.

Cis, a Val di Non village under the land-book system

Cis is one of the small villages of the Val di Non, the Trentino valley known for its apple orchards. It sits a little above seven hundred metres, a short way from Cles, the valley's main town. The village is compact, with meadows and orchards around it and woods higher up. People go down to Cles for schools, doctors and shops, and Trento is a drive down the valley.

Houses are mostly masonry village buildings, often split into several units within the same family, plus a few newer homes on the edges. Climate zone F means long, cold winters, so external insulation, windows and the heating system make a real difference to yearly costs. On sloping ground, retaining walls and drainage matter as well.

In 2023 there were 292 residents, 17 fewer than the 309 of 2011, a modest fall of 5.5%. The estimated average age is 48.7, against 45.4 in the province of Trento, and over-65s make up 27.1%. Foreign residents account for 4.8%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

For earthquakes, Cis is in seismic zone 4, the lowest class, like 15 of the 166 municipalities in Trentino, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.049 g.

The key point before buying concerns ownership records. Trentino uses the land-book system (catasto tavolare, with the Libro fondiario instead of the usual property registers), and the Revenue Agency does not publish cadastral maps for this province. The report says so in its land registry section and works with the other data for the address; for parcels you consult the Libro fondiario offices.

Key points

  • Val di Non village above seven hundred metres, near Cles.
  • 292 residents in 2023, down 5.5% since 2011.
  • Land-book system: no Revenue Agency cadastral maps published.
  • Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration about 0.049 g.

Overview

Cis is a municipality in the province of Trento, in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. At the end of 2023 it had 292 residents, among the smallest in the province (158 of 166).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Cis is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. Only 15 of 166 municipalities in the province are in zone 4.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.049 g, a low value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

In zone 4 the risk is low, but for an older building it is still worth asking about the state of the structure.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has fallen by 5.5%. The estimated average age is 49 years, higher than the province average (45). 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 22%). Foreign residents make up 4.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Cis declared an average taxable income of 19,589 euros, below the provincial average (25,718 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Cis is in climate zone F, with 3,381 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 732 metres above sea level.

Services

The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.7 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 3.5% of the land in Cis, 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

Cis 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 Cis.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Cis: 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 Cis 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 Cis. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 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 022060. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.