Scurelle: 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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Scurelle, the Valsugana and the way into Val Campelle
Scurelle is a municipality in the lower Valsugana, in Trentino, on the floor of the Brenta valley a little east of Borgo Valsugana. The Val Campelle starts here and climbs towards the Lagorai range through woods, summer pastures and footpaths, and for many people that is the reason they know Scurelle.
The village is at around 370 metres, with an old core, newer houses around it and the meadows and orchards of the valley floor. The Valsugana main road links the area to Trento in one direction and the Veneto in the other. The climate is zone E, with cold winters, so insulation and heating are worth checking in any house.
It is a young municipality by Trentino standards. In 2023 there were 1,361 residents, down 2.9% on 2011; the average age is 43.9 against 45.4 in the province, 20.6% are over 65 and households average 2.40 people.
In Trentino property is recorded in the land register (libro fondiario), the "tavolare" system inherited from Austria, and the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) does not publish cadastral maps. So the report cannot trace an address in Scurelle back to its land parcel and says so; the other data for the address are still available.
The municipality is in seismic zone 3, like 146 other municipalities in the province of Trento, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.098 g. For houses on the valley floor or near the streams coming down the side valleys, the report reads gradient and the official flood and landslide maps at the address.
Key points
- Lower Valsugana, at the entrance to Val Campelle.
- Land register system: no Revenue Agency cadastral maps.
- Average age 43.9, against 45.4 in the province.
- Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.098 g.
Overview
Scurelle is a municipality in the province of Trento, in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. At the end of 2023 it had 1,361 residents, ranked 86 of 166 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Scurelle 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 0.098 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 2.9%. The estimated average age is 44 years, in line with the province. 21% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 22%). Foreign residents make up 4.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Scurelle declared an average taxable income of 24,017 euros, below the provincial average (25,718 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Scurelle is in climate zone E, with 2,976 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 375 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Scurelle has 1 school. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility and 1 sports facility.
The data shows no pharmacies within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.3 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 3.3% of the land in Scurelle, 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
Scurelle 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 Scurelle.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Scurelle: 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 Scurelle 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 20 inhabited census areas in Scurelle. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 67 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 19.4%
- good 80.6%
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 022171. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.