Valfloriana: 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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Valfloriana, scattered hamlets in a side valley of the Val di Fiemme
Valfloriana takes its name from the side valley of the Val di Fiemme where it lies, in Trentino. The municipality is made up of many small hamlets scattered over the slopes among meadows, woods and farmsteads, with no large centre: getting from one hamlet to another means driving, and for services, secondary schools and work people head down to the larger villages of the Val di Fiemme.
Buyers here are choosing mountains and quiet. The climate zone is F, winters are long and snow is part of daily life: heating, insulation and the roof are the first things to check, together with the road to the house and how it is cleared in winter. Many houses are old farmhouses in timber and masonry, best assessed by a surveyor before making an offer.
In 2023 there were 470 residents, 11.3% fewer than in 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 49.2 against 45.4 for the province of Trento, and over-65s make up 27.4%, against 23.6%. Foreign residents are 2.8%. Average declared incomes are below the provincial average.
Valfloriana is in seismic zone 3 on the Civil Protection department's national scale, like 146 other municipalities in Trentino, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.063 g.
Property records work differently here. In Trentino, real estate is registered in the land book (libro fondiario) under the tavolare system, and the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) does not publish cadastral maps for these municipalities: so the report cannot link the address to a land parcel and says so. Landslides, debris flows and stream floods, on the other hand, are still checked on the official maps for the location of the house.
Key points
- Scattered hamlets in a side valley of the Val di Fiemme.
- 470 residents in 2023, over-65s at 27.4%.
- Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.063 g.
- Tavolare system: no Revenue Agency cadastral maps.
Overview
Valfloriana is a municipality in the province of Trento, in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. At the end of 2023 it had 470 residents, ranked 146 of 166 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Valfloriana 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 0.063 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 11.3%. The estimated average age is 49 years, higher than the province average (45). 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 22%). Foreign residents make up 2.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Valfloriana declared an average taxable income of 21,388 euros, below the provincial average (25,718 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Valfloriana is in climate zone F, with 3,721 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 853 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Valfloriana has 1 school.
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 0.7% of the land in Valfloriana, 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
Valfloriana 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 Valfloriana.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Valfloriana: 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 Valfloriana 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 19 inhabited census areas in Valfloriana. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 56 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 100.0%
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 022209. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.