Pinzolo: 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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Pinzolo, the Rendena valley and Madonna di Campiglio
Pinzolo is the main town of the Val Rendena in western Trentino, between the Brenta Dolomites and the Adamello-Presanella range. Most of Madonna di Campiglio, one of the best-known ski resorts in the Alps, falls within its territory, which gives the municipality two sides: the valley town, lived in all year, and the resort higher up. In the town, the cemetery church of San Vigilio has the dance of death frescoed by Simone Baschenis.
The housing market is shaped by tourism: second homes, holiday flats, hotels and residences. If you want a home to live in, distinguish clearly between Pinzolo and Campiglio, which differ a great deal in services, access and prices, and allow for the long winters of climate zone F, with snow and high heating costs.
There are 3,078 residents (2023), down 1.3% since 2011. The average age is 47.1 against 45.4 in Trentino, over-65s are 26.5% and foreign residents 6.9%. Declared incomes are above the provincial average.
Pinzolo is in seismic zone 3, like 146 other municipalities in Trentino, and the expected ground acceleration is low at 0.056 g. In the mountains, the official maps of avalanches, landslides and torrents for the specific address matter more.
Trentino uses the land register (the tavolare system) and the Revenue Agency does not publish cadastral maps. The report says so and does not identify the plot; for parcel details, contact the relevant land register office (Ufficio del libro fondiario).
Key points
- Main town of the Val Rendena, with most of Madonna di Campiglio
- 3,078 residents, average age 47.1
- Seismic zone 3, low acceleration (0.056 g)
- Land register system: no Revenue Agency cadastral maps
Overview
Pinzolo is a municipality in the province of Trento, in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. At the end of 2023 it had 3,078 residents, ranked 39 of 166 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Pinzolo 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 0.056 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 1.3%. 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 6.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Pinzolo declared an average taxable income of 27,516 euros, above the provincial average (25,718 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Pinzolo is in climate zone F, with 3,592 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 770 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Pinzolo has 4 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 4 grocery shops and supermarkets, 3 healthcare facilities, 18 sports facilities and 3 parks and green areas.
There are 0.6 pharmacies per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.3).
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 2.6% of the land in Pinzolo, 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
Pinzolo 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 2 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Pinzolo, 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 Pinzolo: 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 Pinzolo 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 39 inhabited census areas in Pinzolo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 70 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 26.2%
- good 70.4%
- very good 3.4%
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 022143. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.