Luserna: 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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Luserna, the Cimbrian village on the plateau
In Luserna people still speak Cimbrian, a language of German origin brought to the uplands between Trentino and Veneto many centuries ago. The village, at over thirteen hundred metres, sits on the edge of the plateau that runs on towards Lavarone and Folgaria and looks down on the Astico valley, which is already in the province of Vicenza. Around it are meadows, fir woods and the remains of First World War fortifications.
The climate is alpine (climate zone F), with long, snowy winters. If you buy here, look first at insulation, windows and the heating system, then at access in the cold months. Shops and basic services are in Lavarone or Folgaria; for secondary schools, hospital and work people go down mountain roads to the Valsugana or to Trento.
Istat, Italy's national statistics office, counted 267 residents in 2023, down 4.3% from 279 in 2011. The estimated average age is 47.3, against 45.4 in the province of Trento, and over-65s make up 30.3%. Foreign residents account for 2.2%. Declared incomes are below the Trentino average.
Luserna is in seismic zone 3 on the Civil Protection Department's scale, like 147 of the 166 municipalities in Trentino, with an expected acceleration of about 0.116 g. For an older masonry house it is worth asking what structural work has been done.
The land registry works differently here. Trentino uses the tavolare system, where ownership is recorded in a land book kept by the Province, and the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) does not publish cadastral maps. The report therefore cannot trace the address back to the land parcel and says so. The other checks, including landslides and slope, are still run on the exact location of the house.
Key points
- Cimbrian-speaking community on a plateau above thirteen hundred metres.
- 267 residents in 2023, down 4.3% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.116 g.
- Tavolare land registry: Revenue Agency maps not published.
Overview
Luserna is a municipality in the province of Trento, in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. At the end of 2023 it had 267 residents, among the smallest in the province (159 of 166).
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Luserna 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 0.116 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 fallen by 4.3%. The estimated average age is 47 years, higher than the province average (45). 30% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 22%). Foreign residents make up 2.2% of the population. On average, a household has 1.9 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Luserna declared an average taxable income of 19,923 euros, below the provincial average (25,718 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Luserna is in climate zone F, with 4,470 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 1,333 metres above sea level.
Services
In the Overture Maps data, Luserna has 1 sports facility.
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 2.2% of the land in Luserna, 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
Luserna 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 contaminated sites in Luserna.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Luserna: 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 Luserna 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 6 inhabited census areas in Luserna. 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
- 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 022109. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.