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Malé: 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: Frazione Magras 1, Malé.

Malè, the main town of Val di Sole

Malè is the main village of Val di Sole, in western Trentino. It has the schools, offices and services that the other municipalities of the valley rely on. It lies on the valley floor beside the Noce, at over seven hundred metres, and is linked to Trento by the Trento-Malè railway, which carries on up the valley.

Tourism shapes the housing market. Alongside the flats of people who live in the valley all year there are holiday homes and apartments for skiers and walkers, and prices and supply vary from one area to another. The climate is alpine (climate zone F) with long winters, so insulation, windows and the heating system have a big effect on running costs.

Istat, Italy's national statistics office, counts 2,260 residents in 2023, up 5.9% on 2011. The average age is 47.5, against 45.4 in the province, and over-65s are 27.0%. Foreign residents make up 13.8%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

There is one thing buyers need to know. Trentino uses the tavolare land register system, a legacy of Austrian rule: ownership is checked in the Libro fondiario (land book), and the cadastral maps of the Agenzia delle Entrate, the national tax and land registry agency, are not published here. The report therefore cannot show the plot on those maps, and the notary and surveyor work from the land book.

Earthquake risk is low, seismic zone 4 with an expected acceleration of 0.050 g. In an alpine valley, position in relation to the river and the slopes matters more: the report shows the official maps for the address.

Key points

  • Main village of Val di Sole, on the Noce.
  • Linked to Trento by the Trento-Malè railway.
  • 2,260 residents, up 5.9% since 2011.
  • Tavolare land register: national cadastral maps not published.

Overview

Malé is a municipality in the province of Trento, in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. At the end of 2023 it had 2,260 residents, ranked 56 of 166 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Malé 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 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 grown by 5.9%. The estimated average age is 47 years, higher than the province average (45). 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 22%). Foreign residents make up 13.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Malé declared an average taxable income of 22,944 euros, below the provincial average (25,718 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Malé is in climate zone F, with 3,542 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 738 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Malé has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 2 healthcare facilities and 4 sports facilities.

There are 0.9 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 3.0% of the land in Malé, 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

Malé 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 Malé, and 2 more have been cleaned up or closed. 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 Malé: 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 Malé 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 25 inhabited census areas in Malé. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 74 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 23.8%
  • good 76.2%

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 022110. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.