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Trento: 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 Dante 7, Milan.

Trento, city of the Council in the Adige valley

In the history books Trento is the city of the Council of Trent, which the Catholic Church held here in the mid-sixteenth century. Buonconsiglio Castle, once home to the prince-bishops, and the Cathedral of San Vigilio tell that story; MUSE, the science museum designed by Renzo Piano, and the University show the modern city. Trento fills the floor of the Adige valley, squeezed between mountains, and is the capital of the autonomous province of the same name.

At the end of 2023 there were 118,504 residents, 3.8% more than in 2011 and 21.7% of the population of a province of 166 municipalities. The city mirrors Trentino as a whole: an estimated average age of 45.5 (45.4 provincially) and 24.1% of residents over 65 (23.6% provincially). Households average 2.15 people, and foreign nationals make up 11.4%.

For seismic hazard Trento is in zone 3, the second-lowest of four classes, like 147 municipalities in the province; 4 are in zone 2 and 15 in zone 4. Expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.074 g, a moderate value.

The services data show 64 schools and 67 healthcare facilities, more than the provincial average per head, and 35 pharmacies. Supermarkets number 53 and are less common than elsewhere in Trentino: 0.45 per 1,000 residents against 0.75.

There is one thing to understand before house hunting. As everywhere in Trentino, Trento uses the tavolare land registry, with ownership recorded in the land book (libro fondiario), and the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) does not publish cadastral maps. The report therefore cannot give sheet and parcel numbers (foglio and particella), and says so plainly, but it still checks at the address the landslide and flood hazard, which varies widely between valley floor and slopes, as well as nearby services and local price ranges.

Key points

  • Tavolare land registry: no Revenue Agency maps, so the report gives no sheet and parcel numbers.
  • 118,504 residents, up 3.8% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.074 g.
  • More schools and healthcare facilities per head than the provincial average.

Overview

Trento is the capital of the province of Trento, in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. At the end of 2023 it had 118,504 residents, the most populous municipality in the province. 22% of the province's residents live here.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Trento 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 0.074 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.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood risk changes from one street to the next, even within the same municipality: for this reason we do not summarise it as a single figure for the whole of Trento.

The report checks the exact address against the ISPRA national maps and tells you in plain words whether the building falls within an at-risk area. The official map is also available on IdroGEO.

House prices

We do not publish price tables by municipality. The report gives the minimum and maximum price per square metre for the address's zone, from the Revenue Agency's OMI valuations, with the reference half-year. It is a range for the zone, not the value of a specific home.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has grown by 3.8%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 22%). Foreign residents make up 11.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Trento has 64 schools and 35 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 53 grocery shops and supermarkets, 67 healthcare facilities, 96 sports facilities and 30 parks and green areas.

There are 0.4 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.8).

This data is gathered from several providers: services may be missing or closed businesses may still appear. The report counts services within 500 metres and 1 kilometre of the address.

Public transport

We do not yet have open public transport timetables for this municipality: the report says so explicitly, without inventing distances.

Land registry

For Trento 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.

Data sources

ISTAT code 022205. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.