Sant'Orsola 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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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: Localita' Pintarei 1, Sant'Orsola Terme.
Sant'Orsola Terme, at the mouth of the Mocheni valley
Heading up the Fersina river from Pergine Valsugana you enter the Mocheni valley, and Sant'Orsola Terme is the first municipality you reach. It is made up of farmsteads (masi) and hamlets spread over sunny slopes, among meadows, woods and soft-fruit plots, with a narrow valley floor and houses at different heights.
Sant'Orsola is growing. Istat, the national statistics office, counted 1,117 residents in 2023, up 4.1% on 2011, and the estimated average age of 44.5 is below Trentino's 45.4. Over-65s make up 21.0% and foreign residents 3.8%. Pergine and Trento are within daily driving distance for work and services.
The land registry works differently here from the rest of Italy. The tavolare system, an Austrian legacy, applies: who owns a property and what rights burden it are recorded in the Libro fondiario (land book), while parcel maps are not published by the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate). For an individual address the report says so and provides all the other information. Before the preliminary contract you need the land book extract, checked by the notary.
The Civil Protection Department places the municipality in seismic zone 3, like 147 of the 166 municipalities in the province, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.073 g. In a steep valley the ground matters more: landslides and debris flows along the streams are checked for the address on the official maps. The climate is zone F, the coldest, and heating is a major cost.
The report also measures distances to the school, pharmacy and shops from the house, useful if you are choosing a farmstead far from the centre.
Key points
- First municipality in the Mocheni valley, above Pergine.
- Population up 4.1% since 2011; average age 44.5.
- Tavolare registry: ownership in the land book, get the extract.
- Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.073 g.
Overview
Sant'Orsola Terme is a municipality in the province of Trento, in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. At the end of 2023 it had 1,117 residents, ranked 103 of 166 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Sant'Orsola 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 0.073 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. 21% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 22%). Foreign residents make up 3.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Sant'Orsola Terme declared an average taxable income of 24,120 euros, below the provincial average (25,718 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Sant'Orsola Terme is in climate zone F, with 3,729 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 925 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Sant'Orsola Terme has 1 school and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets.
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 2.6% of the land in Sant'Orsola 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
Sant'Orsola Terme 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 Sant'Orsola Terme.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Sant'Orsola 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 Sant'Orsola 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 48 inhabited census areas in Sant'Orsola Terme. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 64 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 56.6%
- good 43.4%
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 022168. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.