Madruzzo: 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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Madruzzo, its castle and the Valle dei Laghi
Madruzzo is a young municipality: it was created in 2016 by merging Calavino and Lasino, in the Valle dei Laghi, the valley running down from Trento towards Lake Garda among vineyards, orchards and small lakes. It takes its name from Castel Madruzzo, the castle on a rocky spur overlooking the valley, linked to the Madruzzo family, prince-bishops of Trento.
For house hunters, the location is one of the handiest in the area: Trento is close, and to the south the northern end of Lake Garda is quickly reached. The villages have old cores of stone houses packed together, surrounded by newer houses and small blocks. The climate is milder than in the Alpine valleys, thanks to the influence of Lake Garda, though winters are still cold. The report measures elevation and slope at the address and checks the official landslide and flood maps, useful for homes at the foot of the slopes.
According to Istat, the national statistics office, there were 2,991 residents in 2023, up 7.5% since 2011, a figure combining the two former municipalities. The average age of 44.2 is below the provincial 45.4; over-65s are 21.6% and foreign nationals 9.1%. Declared incomes are a little below the Trentino average.
The municipality is in seismic zone 3 of the Civil Protection classification, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.077 g. In the stone houses of the old cores, the roof, floors and damp count most. The land registry follows the tavolare system: parcel maps are not published by the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate), the report says so, and ownership is checked in the Land Book (Libro fondiario).
Key points
- Valle dei Laghi, between Trento and Lake Garda.
- 2,991 residents, up 7.5% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.077 g.
- Tavolare land registry: no Revenue Agency maps.
Overview
Madruzzo is a municipality in the province of Trento, in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. At the end of 2023 it had 2,991 residents, ranked 42 of 166 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Madruzzo 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 0.077 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 7.5%. The estimated average age is 44 years, in line with the province. 22% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 22%). Foreign residents make up 9.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Madruzzo declared an average taxable income of 24,280 euros, below the provincial average (25,718 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Madruzzo is in climate zone F, with 3,108 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 463 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Madruzzo has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets, 2 healthcare facilities and 1 green area.
There are 0.7 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 5.3% of the land in Madruzzo, compared with 3.1% in the province and 2.9% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.6 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Madruzzo 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Madruzzo. The report tells you whether one is close to the address.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Madruzzo: 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 Madruzzo 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 32 inhabited census areas in Madruzzo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 77.3%
- good 22.7%
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 022243. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.