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Volano: 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 Spiazze 1, Volano.

Volano, the Lagarina valley between the Adige and Rovereto

Volano lies in the Vallagarina, on the left bank of the Adige, just north of Rovereto and about twenty kilometres from Trento. The valley floor carries the Brenner motorway and the railway, while the village rests on the lower slopes among vineyards and orchards. People live here and work in Rovereto or Trento, with short journeys.

Buyers find the old centre with courtyard houses, detached homes and recent blocks of flats. Noise, sun and gradient change between the lower part, close to the river and the transport corridor, and the part climbing the hillside. These are things to judge for each address, together with the official landslide and flood maps.

In 2023 there were 3,118 residents, almost exactly as many as in 2011 (a change of -0.2%). The average age is 45.7, in line with the province (45.4); over-65s are 23.3% and foreign residents 7.5%. Declared incomes are close to the provincial average.

Volano is in seismic zone 3, like most of Trentino, with expected ground acceleration of 0.116 g. For an older building, ask when it was built and whether any structural work has been done.

In Trentino property is recorded in the land register (the tavolare system, inherited from Austria), and the Revenue Agency does not publish cadastral maps. The report says so and cannot trace the plot from the address; parcel details come from the local land register office (Ufficio del libro fondiario).

Key points

  • Vallagarina, just north of Rovereto
  • 3,118 residents, stable since 2011 (-0.2%)
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.116 g
  • Land register system: no Revenue Agency cadastral maps

Overview

Volano is a municipality in the province of Trento, in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. At the end of 2023 it had 3,118 residents, ranked 37 of 166 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Volano 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 0.116 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 number of residents is nearly unchanged. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 22%). Foreign residents make up 7.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Volano declared an average taxable income of 25,507 euros, in line with the province (25,718 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Volano is in climate zone E, with 2,689 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 15 October to 15 April, for up to 14 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 189 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Volano has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 healthcare facility, 2 sports facilities and 2 parks and green areas.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.8 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 7.6% of the land in Volano, compared with 3.1% in the province and 2.9% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.6 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Volano 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 no contaminated sites in Volano.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Volano: 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 Volano 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 18 inhabited census areas in Volano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 67 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.1%
  • fair 33.9%
  • good 66.0%

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 022224. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.