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Ton: 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: Via Valle 1, Ton.

Ton, Castel Thun and the orchards of the lower Val di Non

Castel Thun looks down over the apple orchards of the lower Val di Non and is the best-known sight in Ton: a large castle now open to the public as a museum. The municipality is made up of several hamlets scattered among orchards and woods at the mouth of the valley, with Mezzolombardo and the Rotaliana plain just below and Trento within reach by car. Besides jobs in the nearby towns, work here revolves around growing apples.

The population is fairly young for a mountain village. In 2023 there were 1,281 residents, according to Istat, the national statistics office, down 2.9% since 2011. The average age of 45.7 is in line with the provincial 45.4, and over-65s are 22.0%, fewer than the 23.6% across Trentino. Foreign residents make up 6.8%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

The climate zone is F: cold winters, and houses where insulation and heating make a big difference to running costs. Buyers find hamlet houses, often with cellars and haylofts converted, as well as more recent homes.

Ton is in seismic zone 3, like 147 of the 166 municipalities in Trentino, with an expected acceleration of 0.055 g. The hazard is moderate; in old houses the roof and floors matter most.

The land registry works differently here. Trentino uses the tavolare system, with a Land Book (Libro fondiario) kept by the autonomous Province, and the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) does not publish cadastral maps. The report therefore cannot trace the plot from the address and says so clearly. Landslides and flooding are still checked at the location of the house, while property details are verified at the Land Book office.

Key points

  • Home of Castel Thun, among the orchards of the lower Val di Non.
  • Over-65s at 22.0%, against 23.6% in the province.
  • Seismic zone 3, like 147 municipalities in Trentino.
  • Tavolare land registry: no Revenue Agency cadastral maps.

Overview

Ton is a municipality in the province of Trento, in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. At the end of 2023 it had 1,281 residents, ranked 90 of 166 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Ton 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 0.055 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 46 years, in line with the province. 22% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 22%). Foreign residents make up 6.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Ton declared an average taxable income of 21,141 euros, below the provincial average (25,718 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Ton is in climate zone F, with 3,143 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 482 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Ton has 1 school. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets 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 2.6% of the land in Ton, 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

Ton 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 low. 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 open contaminated sites in Ton; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Ton: 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 Ton 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 28 inhabited census areas in Ton. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 6.7%
  • fair 69.9%
  • good 23.4%

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

ISTAT code 022200. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.