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Cles: 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 Trento 1, Cles.

Cles, the main town of Val di Non among the orchards

Cles is the main town of Val di Non, the plateau in western Trentino covered in apple orchards. It sits at around six hundred and fifty metres above Lake Santa Giustina, the reservoir that fills the valley floor, and provides offices, secondary schools, a hospital and shops for the surrounding villages.

Trento can be reached on the Trento to Malè railway, which runs through Cles, or in about three quarters of an hour by car. Buyers find flats in small blocks, historic houses in the centre near Castel Cles and detached homes on the edges, right next to the orchards. The town is in climate zone F, with long cold winters: insulation, windows and the heating system weigh on running costs more than in most of Italy.

The population is growing. At the end of 2023 there were 7,309 residents, up 8.0% on 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. The estimated average age is 45.4, the same as the province, and over-65s make up 24.8%. Foreign residents account for 11.2%. Overture Maps data list 16 healthcare facilities, 2.19 per 1,000 residents against 0.49 in the province, a sign of the town's role as a valley centre.

Cles is in seismic zone 4, the lowest on the Civil Protection scale, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.050 g in the built-up area. On the slopes and along the streams running down to the lake, landslides and debris flows are worth checking for the specific address.

One key difference concerns the land registry. Trentino uses the "tavolare" system, inherited from Austria: ownership is checked in the Land Book and the maps are kept by the autonomous province, not by the Revenue Agency. The report says so and works from the address point; for deeds and boundaries you need a Land Book search.

Key points

  • Main town of Val di Non, above Lake Santa Giustina.
  • Population up 8.0% since 2011.
  • 16 healthcare facilities, 2.19 per 1,000 residents.
  • Land Book (tavolare) registry: no Revenue Agency maps.

Overview

Cles is a municipality in the province of Trento, in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. At the end of 2023 it had 7,309 residents, among the most populous in the province (11 of 166).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Cles 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 0.050 g, a moderate 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 grown by 8.0%. The estimated average age is 45 years, in line with the province. 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 22%). Foreign residents make up 11.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Cles declared an average taxable income of 25,635 euros, in line with the province (25,718 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Cles is in climate zone F, with 3,265 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 658 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Cles has 6 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 15 grocery shops and supermarkets, 16 healthcare facilities, 6 sports facilities and 1 green area.

There are 2.2 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.5).

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 4.9% of the land in Cles, compared with 3.1% in the province and 2.9% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.7 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Cles is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Provincia autonoma di Trento in 2026. 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 Cles; 6 have been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Cles: 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 Cles 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 54 inhabited census areas in Cles. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 69 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.3%
  • fair 21.4%
  • good 78.3%

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 022062. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.