Roncegno Terme: 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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Roncegno Terme, the Valsugana and its spa waters
Roncegno Terme lies in the Valsugana, the Brenta valley linking Trento to the Veneto, on the northern side of the valley floor. The town hall is at around 530 metres and the municipality climbs towards forests and mountain farmsteads. The name comes from the spa, known for waters rich in iron and arsenic used for treatments and mud therapy, with the large historic hotel recalling the days when the valley was a holiday spot of the Habsburg era.
For buyers the location is practical: Borgo Valsugana is close, Trento is reached along the Valsugana main road, and the valley floor has businesses and services. In the village there are traditional houses, small blocks of flats and detached homes; on the slopes, farmsteads and scattered houses, some used as holiday homes.
Istat, the national statistics office, recorded 2,944 residents in 2023, up 4.6% since 2011, a good sign for a mountain municipality. The average age of 45.2 is almost identical to the provincial 45.4; over-65s make up 23.3% and foreign nationals 4.2%. Incomes are a little below the Trentino average.
The municipality is in seismic zone 3, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.087 g. Climate zone F calls for attention to insulation and heating. Trentino uses the tavolare land register: parcel maps are not published by the Revenue Agency and the report says so, while ownership is checked in the Libro fondiario, the local land book. On the slopes and near the streams the report checks the official landslide and flood maps for the address.
Key points
- Valsugana, northern side between Trento and Borgo Valsugana.
- Spa with iron and arsenic-rich waters.
- 2,944 residents, up 4.6% since 2011.
- Tavolare land register; seismic zone 3.
Overview
Roncegno Terme is a municipality in the province of Trento, in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. At the end of 2023 it had 2,944 residents, ranked 44 of 166 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Roncegno Terme 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 0.087 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 4.6%. The estimated average age is 45 years, in line with the province. 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 22%). Foreign residents make up 4.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Roncegno Terme declared an average taxable income of 24,353 euros, below the provincial average (25,718 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Roncegno Terme is in climate zone F, with 3,120 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 535 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Roncegno Terme has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 healthcare facility, 1 sports facility and 2 parks and green areas.
The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.8 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 3.5% of the land in Roncegno Terme, 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
Roncegno Terme is one of the municipalities designated as a radon priority area by the Provincia autonoma di Trento in 2026. Radon varies from building to building and can only be known by measuring it, especially on ground floors and in basements.
Official databases list one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Roncegno Terme. 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 Roncegno Terme: 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 Roncegno Terme 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 60 inhabited census areas in Roncegno Terme. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 65 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 0.2%
- fair 48.7%
- good 51.1%
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 022156. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.