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Massimeno: 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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Massimeno, in the Val Rendena near Pinzolo

Massimeno is a village in the Val Rendena, the valley of the river Sarca that climbs towards Pinzolo and Madonna di Campiglio, between the Adamello group and the Brenta Dolomites. Its houses sit on the hillside above the valley floor, in an area where winter and summer tourism provides much of the valley's work.

Unlike many mountain villages, Massimeno has grown: Istat, the national statistics office, counted 138 residents in 2023, 11.3% more than the 124 of 2011. The population is relatively young, with an average age of 45.8 (provincial figure 45.4) and over-65s at 19.6%, and households average 2.23 people. Declared incomes are slightly below the Trentino average.

The first thing a buyer needs to know concerns the land registry. Trentino uses the tavolare system: ownership and rights over property are recorded in the Libro fondiario, the land book, and the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) does not publish the parcel maps. For this reason the report cannot trace the cadastral parcel from the address and says so; ownership checks go through the notary and the land book office.

Otherwise, the climate is zone F, with long, snowy winters, and mountain houses should be assessed for insulation, heating and the state of the roof. Seismic hazard is moderate: Massimeno is in zone 3 of the national classification, like 147 of the 166 municipalities in Trentino, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.059 g.

On the valley slopes, landslides and watercourses need checking spot by spot, and the report does this for the address with the official maps available.

Key points

  • Val Rendena village, between the Adamello and the Brenta Dolomites.
  • 138 residents in 2023, up 11.3% since 2011.
  • Tavolare system: ownership in the land book, parcel maps not published.
  • Seismic zone 3, like 147 Trentino municipalities.

Overview

Massimeno is a municipality in the province of Trento, in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. At the end of 2023 it had 138 residents, among the smallest in the province (166 of 166).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Massimeno 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 0.059 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 11.3%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 20% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 22%). Foreign residents make up 0.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Massimeno declared an average taxable income of 24,722 euros, in line with the province (25,718 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Massimeno is in climate zone F, with 3,734 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 861 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 0.3% of the land in Massimeno, 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

Massimeno 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 Massimeno.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Massimeno: 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 Massimeno 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 3 inhabited census areas in Massimeno. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 62 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 022112. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.