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Telve: 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' Calamento 0, Telve.

Telve, on the sunny side of the Valsugana

Telve is in the Valsugana, in eastern Trentino, on the slope north of the Brenta river, just above Borgo Valsugana. The village looks down on the valley, and behind it opens the Val Calamento, climbing towards the Lagorai range with woods, summer pastures and footpaths. Trento is reached along the main Valsugana road, while the valley railway runs along the valley floor.

Buying in Telve means a village in the lower mountains, with masonry houses that have often been renovated, small blocks of flats and detached homes on the edge of the village. Aspect, slope and winter access all matter, and the climate is zone F, the coldest category, so insulation and heating weigh heavily on running costs. On the slopes and along the streams, landslides and debris flows are checked for the address on the official maps.

At the end of 2023 there were 1,912 residents, according to Istat, the national statistics office, down 4.2% since 2011. The average age of 46.6 is a little above Trentino's 45.4, and over-65s are 25.4%. Foreign residents are 6.5%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Telve is in seismic zone 3 on the Civil Protection scale, like 146 other municipalities in Trentino, with an expected acceleration of 0.094 g. The hazard is moderate, and in older houses it is worth asking whether the roof and floors have been rebuilt.

There is one difference to know before buying. Trentino uses the land register system known as tavolare: ownership is recorded in the Libro fondiario and the maps are kept by the autonomous province, not by the Revenue Agency, which does not publish land parcels for Telve. The report therefore cannot trace the parcel and says so, while the other checks on the address work as usual. For ownership details you need a land register search.

Key points

  • Valsugana village above Borgo, at the mouth of Val Calamento.
  • Population down 4.2% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.094 g.
  • Tavolare land register: no Revenue Agency parcel maps.

Overview

Telve is a municipality in the province of Trento, in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. At the end of 2023 it had 1,912 residents, ranked 63 of 166 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Telve 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 0.094 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 4.2%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 22%). Foreign residents make up 6.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Telve declared an average taxable income of 23,238 euros, below the provincial average (25,718 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Telve is in climate zone F, with 3,249 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 550 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Telve has 2 schools 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 1.4% of the land in Telve, 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

Telve 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 Telve.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Telve: 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 Telve 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 Telve. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 66 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 8.3%
  • good 91.7%

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 022188. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.