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Novella: 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 di Santa Maria 1, Novella.

Novella, five Val di Non villages among the orchards

Novella is a young municipality: it was created in 2020 by merging Brez, Cagnò, Cloz, Revò and Romallo, five villages of the Val di Non in western Trentino. It takes its name from the Novella stream, which cuts a deep gorge between these villages before reaching Lake Santa Giustina. The landscape is typical of the valley, with apple orchards covering the terraces and compact villages built around their churches.

Buyers need to think village by village, since each has its own centre, altitude and aspect. The market includes old masonry village houses, often with a barn or hayloft attached that could be converted, and newer homes on the edges of the villages. Cles is the valley's main town for schools and services, while Trento is further away. Average declared incomes are well below the provincial average.

In 2023 there were 3,599 residents, down 1.8% on 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office, or 65 people: a better record than many mountain municipalities. The average age is 45.8 (45.4 in the province), over-65s make up 26.4% and foreign residents 9.9%.

Earthquakes are not the main concern: Novella is in seismic zone 4 on the Civil Protection Department's scale, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.050 g. Cold winters, insulation and the state of the roof matter more.

One practical point concerns the land registry. Trentino uses the tavolare system, inherited from Austria: ownership is checked in the Libro fondiario (land book), and the Revenue Agency's maps are not published here, so the report cannot trace the land parcel from the address. On the slopes and along the gorge, the landslide maps are also worth reading.

Key points

  • Formed in 2020 from Brez, Cagnò, Cloz, Revò and Romallo, Val di Non.
  • 3,599 residents in 2023, down 1.8% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration about 0.050 g.
  • Tavolare system: ownership is checked in the land book.

Overview

Novella is a municipality in the province of Trento, in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. At the end of 2023 it had 3,599 residents, ranked 33 of 166 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Novella 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 fallen by 1.8%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 22%). Foreign residents make up 9.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Novella declared an average taxable income of 18,628 euros, below the provincial average (25,718 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Novella is in climate zone F, with 3,626 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 792 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Novella has 3 schools. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets and 1 green area.

The data shows no pharmacies within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.3 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 3.8% of the land in Novella, 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

Novella 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 Novella.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Novella: 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 Novella 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 42 inhabited census areas in Novella. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 59 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 2.3%
  • fair 96.9%
  • good 0.9%

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 022253. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.