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Pomarolo: 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 Savignano 1, Pomarolo.

Pomarolo, Vallagarina on the right bank of the Adige

Pomarolo lies in the Vallagarina, the stretch of the Adige valley running down from Trento towards Rovereto and Lake Garda, on the right-hand side of the river. The village spreads between the valley floor and the lower slopes, surrounded by vineyards and orchards, with the town hall at around 200 metres. Rovereto is a few kilometres away and Trento is an easy drive; the Brenner motorway and the railway run along the valley floor.

It is mainly a residential place, chosen by families working in Rovereto, Trento or local firms. Homes are mostly small villas, semi-detached houses and small blocks of flats, next to an old core of stone buildings. On the slopes look at the gradient and access, while towards the valley floor it is worth checking the flood maps for the Adige and its side streams. The report reads them for the address, together with the landslide maps.

The population is growing. Istat, the national statistics office, counts 2,451 residents in 2023, up 4.1% on 2011. The average age of 44.6 is below the provincial figure (45.4), and over-65s make up 22.5%. Foreign residents account for 4.3%. Declared incomes are in line with the Trentino average, slightly above it.

Pomarolo is in seismic zone 3 of the Civil Protection classification, like 146 other municipalities in the province of Trento, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.113 g. In newer buildings the energy rating and insulation matter more, as climate zone E brings cold winters.

The land registry follows its own rules here. Trentino uses the tavolare system, with the land book kept by the Province, and the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) does not publish cadastral maps for the municipality. The report therefore cannot trace the address to its land parcel and says so clearly, while the other checks are still made at the exact location of the house.

Key points

  • Vallagarina, right bank of the Adige, a few kilometres from Rovereto.
  • Population up 4.1% since 2011, average age 44.6.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.113 g.
  • Tavolare land registry: no Revenue Agency cadastral maps.

Overview

Pomarolo is a municipality in the province of Trento, in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. At the end of 2023 it had 2,451 residents, ranked 53 of 166 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Pomarolo 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 0.113 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 4.1%. The estimated average age is 45 years, in line with the province. 22% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 22%). Foreign residents make up 4.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Pomarolo declared an average taxable income of 26,031 euros, in line with the province (25,718 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Pomarolo is in climate zone E, with 2,716 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 15 October to 15 April, for up to 14 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 206 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Pomarolo has 1 school and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop and 1 healthcare facility.

There are 0.4 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.8).

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 5.2% of the land in Pomarolo, 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

Pomarolo 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 Pomarolo.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Pomarolo: 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 Pomarolo 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 18 inhabited census areas in Pomarolo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 67 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 3.8%
  • fair 11.4%
  • good 84.8%

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 022144. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.