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Vignola-Falesina: 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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Vignola-Falesina, two upland villages above the Valsugana

The municipality brings together two small villages, Vignola and Falesina, on the slopes climbing from the upper Valsugana towards the Panarotta, at around a thousand metres. Below, on the valley floor, are the lakes and the larger towns of the valley, with schools, shops and the Valsugana railway; Trento is a drive away for work and services. The land is meadows, woods and scattered houses.

In Vignola-Falesina residents have increased and the population is young. Buyers here usually look for a detached house with land, close to nature but within reach of the valley floor. The climate is zone F, the coldest, so insulation, heating and winter access are the first things to assess. On the slopes, the report checks the official landslide and flood maps at the house's location.

In 2023 there were 198 residents, 36 more than the 162 of 2011, a rise of 22.2%. The estimated average age is 39.9, below the 45.4 of the province of Trento, and over-65s make up 15.2%, against 23.6% provincially. Households average 2.11 people.

Vignola-Falesina is in seismic zone 3, like 147 of the 166 municipalities in Trentino, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.078 g. Land registration works differently here: Trentino uses the tavolare system, with a land book kept by the Province, and the Revenue Agency does not publish cadastral maps. The report therefore cannot trace the land parcel from the address and says so clearly, while the other checks still apply to the house's exact location.

Key points

  • Two upland villages above the Valsugana, towards the Panarotta.
  • 198 residents in 2023, up 22.2% since 2011.
  • Average age 39.9, over-65s at 15.2%.
  • Tavolare land registry: no Revenue Agency cadastral maps.

Overview

Vignola-Falesina is a municipality in the province of Trento, in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. At the end of 2023 it had 198 residents, among the smallest in the province (163 of 166).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Vignola-Falesina 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 0.078 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 grown by 22.2%. The estimated average age is 40 years, lower than the province average (45). 15% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 22%). Foreign residents make up 0.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Vignola-Falesina declared an average taxable income of 24,349 euros, below the provincial average (25,718 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Vignola-Falesina is in climate zone F, with 3,926 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 984 metres above sea level.

Services

The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.7 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 2.0% of the land in Vignola-Falesina, 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

Vignola-Falesina 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 Vignola-Falesina.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Vignola-Falesina: 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 Vignola-Falesina 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 12 inhabited census areas in Vignola-Falesina. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 59 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

ISTAT code 022216. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.