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Vallarsa: 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: Villaggio I Laresi 1, Vallarsa.

Vallarsa, hamlets along the Leno below the Pasubio

From Rovereto the Pasubio road climbs the valley of the Leno stream to the Pian delle Fugazze pass and then drops into the province of Vicenza. Vallarsa is the municipality that fills this valley, with the Pasubio massif on its eastern side. It has no compact main village, rather a scattering of small hamlets on both slopes, among meadows, woods and narrow roads, with the town hall at around 720 metres.

Buying here means choosing real mountain living, within easy reach of Rovereto for work and services but with long winters (climate zone F) and roads that need clearing of snow. Many houses are old stone farm buildings, sometimes with a byre and hayloft attached; the roof, insulation and heating system are what count. The difference between a hamlet on the main road and one reached only by a side road is felt every day.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 1,393 residents in 2023, up 3.7% since 2011. The average age is 48.5, above the provincial 45.4, and over-65s make up 27.9%. Foreign residents account for 4.0%.

For earthquakes, Vallarsa is one of only 4 municipalities in Trentino in seismic zone 2; almost all the rest of the province is in zone 3 or 4. The expected ground acceleration is 0.148 g. For a stone house, ask whether the roof has been rebuilt with ring beams tied into the walls.

The land registry is tavolare: ownership is checked in the land book (libro fondiario) and the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) does not publish maps here, as the report notes. Landslides and streams are checked hamlet by hamlet on the official maps.

Key points

  • Leno valley between Rovereto and the Pian delle Fugazze.
  • Many small hamlets scattered below the Pasubio.
  • One of 4 Trentino municipalities in seismic zone 2.
  • Tavolare land registry; population up 3.7%.

Overview

Vallarsa is a municipality in the province of Trento, in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. At the end of 2023 it had 1,393 residents, ranked 83 of 166 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Vallarsa is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Only 4 of 166 municipalities in the province are in zone 2.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.148 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Vallarsa, the building matters a great deal: ask for the design year, whether it met the 2008 seismic standards, and whether any seismic retrofit has been carried out.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has grown by 3.7%. The estimated average age is 48 years, higher than the province average (45). 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 22%). Foreign residents make up 4.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Vallarsa declared an average taxable income of 23,975 euros, below the provincial average (25,718 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Vallarsa is in climate zone F, with 3,520 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 724 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Vallarsa has 1 school and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop and 1 sports facility.

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 Vallarsa, 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

Vallarsa 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 2 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Vallarsa. The report tells you whether one is close to the address.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Vallarsa: 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 Vallarsa 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 75 inhabited census areas in Vallarsa. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 54 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 16.6%
  • fair 83.4%

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 022210. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.