Ossana: 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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Ossana, San Michele castle in the upper Val di Sole
The tower of San Michele castle looms over Ossana, a village in the upper Val di Sole, in Trentino, at around a thousand metres. From here the valley climbs towards the Tonale pass, and in winter the area also lives on skiing; in summer, on walking and the nearby Stelvio National Park.
Tourism shows in the services: there are 8.41 places to eat per 1,000 residents, against 5.89 in the province of Trento. For buyers this means a market where residents' homes sit alongside flats used as second homes, with service charges and facilities that vary with how the property is used.
Istat, the national statistics office, counted 832 residents at the end of 2023, almost unchanged since 2011 (down 1.4%). The average age is 47.6, against 45.4 for the province, and over-65s are 26.4%. The climate zone is F: insulation, the heating system and how the roof copes with snow are the points to check in every house.
Ossana is in seismic zone 3 of the Civil Protection classification, like 147 of the 166 municipalities in Trentino, with a low expected ground acceleration of about 0.051 g.
One caveat on the cadastre. In the province of Trento ownership is recorded in the land register (catasto tavolare) run by the provincial government, and the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) does not publish its parcel maps. The report flags this and does not show the plot, which is checked with the notary. Avalanches, landslides and mountain streams are still covered by the official maps consulted at the address.
Key points
- Upper Val di Sole, below San Michele castle.
- Places to eat: 8.41 per 1,000 residents.
- Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.051 g.
- Land register area: no Revenue Agency parcel maps.
Overview
Ossana is a municipality in the province of Trento, in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. At the end of 2023 it had 832 residents, ranked 115 of 166 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Ossana 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 0.051 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 1.4%. The estimated average age is 48 years, higher than the province average (45). 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 22%). Foreign residents make up 3.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Ossana declared an average taxable income of 24,891 euros, in line with the province (25,718 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Ossana is in climate zone F, with 3,955 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 1,003 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Ossana has 2 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 2.0% of the land in Ossana, 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
Ossana 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 Ossana.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Ossana: 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 Ossana 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 10 inhabited census areas in Ossana. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 76.8%
- good 23.2%
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
- 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 022131. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.