Ronzo-Chienis: 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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Ronzo-Chienis, the mountain vegetable gardens of the Val di Gresta
Cabbages, carrots, potatoes and other vegetables grown at altitude, much of it organically, have made the Val di Gresta known well beyond Trentino. Ronzo-Chienis is the main village in the valley, at almost 1,000 metres, in an open basin above Mori and Rovereto, with fields right up to the houses and woods on the higher ground.
For work, secondary schools, the hospital and the Brenner railway line, people look to Rovereto, reached by car via Mori. The village is quiet and compact, with traditional houses in the centre and newer homes on the edges. The climate zone is F, which means long, cold winters: when buying, insulation, windows and the heating system weigh heavily on yearly running costs.
The population has barely changed since 2011: 1,003 residents in 2023, up 0.2%. The average age is 46.8, against 45.4 in the province of Trento, and over-65s make up 28.0%, compared with 23.6%. Foreign residents are 5.8%.
For earthquakes the municipality is in zone 3, like 147 of the 166 municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.124 g. With an older house the usual advice applies: ask what structural work has been done and under which permits.
This area uses the land register system known as tavolare, inherited from Austria: ownership is recorded in the libro fondiario, and the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) does not publish cadastral maps for municipalities in Trentino. The report's cadastre section explains this and does not trace the land parcel, while nearby services, landslide and flood hazards and distances are still worked out from the exact location of the address.
Key points
- Main village of the Val di Gresta, known for its vegetables.
- Population almost stable, up 0.2% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.124 g.
- Tavolare land register: no Revenue Agency cadastral maps.
Overview
Ronzo-Chienis is a municipality in the province of Trento, in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. At the end of 2023 it had 1,003 residents, ranked 109 of 166 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Ronzo-Chienis 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 0.124 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 number of residents is nearly unchanged. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 22%). Foreign residents make up 5.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Ronzo-Chienis declared an average taxable income of 22,800 euros, below the provincial average (25,718 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Ronzo-Chienis is in climate zone F, with 3,837 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 974 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Ronzo-Chienis has 1 school and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop.
The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.5 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 3.4% of the land in Ronzo-Chienis, compared with 3.1% in the province and 2.9% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 3.4 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Ronzo-Chienis is not among the radon priority areas designated 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 no contaminated sites in Ronzo-Chienis.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Ronzo-Chienis: 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 Ronzo-Chienis 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 13 inhabited census areas in Ronzo-Chienis. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 67 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 7.1%
- good 92.9%
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
- 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 022135. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.