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Badia: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Bolzano/Bozen, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.

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Badia, the Ladin villages of Alta Badia

The municipality of Badia brings together several villages of the valley of the same name, in the Dolomites of South Tyrol: San Leonardo, home to the town hall, Pedraces, La Villa and San Cassiano. Ladin, an old Romance language of these valleys, is spoken here alongside German and Italian, and schools teach in all three. In winter the valley lives on skiing: the Gran Risa slope at La Villa hosts a World Cup giant slalom, and the runs and lifts belong to the Alta Badia ski area.

Tourism shows in the data. Overture Maps record 67 bars and restaurants, 18.78 per 1,000 residents against 6.18 in the province, and public transport has 70 stops served by 9 bus lines. For buyers, many homes in South Tyrol are "convenzionate", reserved by law for people who live or work in the province: check this restriction first, along with local rules on holiday lets.

The population is growing and young. Istat, the national statistics office, counted 3,568 residents in 2023, up 6.2% since 2011, with an average age of 43.7 and over-65s at 18.9%. Foreign residents account for 5.8%. Average declared incomes are above the provincial level.

Earthquakes are a minor concern: all 116 municipalities in South Tyrol are in seismic zone 4, the lowest class set by the Civil Protection Department (the national emergency agency), and the expected acceleration is about 0.064 g. Climate counts for far more, above a thousand metres and in climate zone F, with long winters and heavy snow.

Badia uses the "tavolare" land registry inherited from Austria: ownership is checked in the land book, and the cadastral maps are run by the autonomous province rather than published by the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate). For this reason the report does not derive the land parcel from the address. Landslides, debris flows and avalanches on the slopes are still checked on the official maps, spot by spot.

Key points

  • Ladin municipality: San Leonardo, Pedraces, La Villa, San Cassiano.
  • 70 stops and 9 bus lines in the municipality.
  • 3,568 residents in 2023, up 6.2% since 2011.
  • Tavolare land registry: maps not published by the Revenue Agency.

Overview

Badia is a municipality in the province of Bolzano/Bozen, in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. At the end of 2023 it had 3,568 residents, ranked 35 of 116 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Badia is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. All 116 municipalities in the province are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.064 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

In zone 4 the risk is low, but for an older building it is still worth asking about the state of the structure.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has grown by 6.2%. The estimated average age is 44 years, in line with the province. 19% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 22%). Foreign residents make up 5.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Badia declared an average taxable income of 29,086 euros, in line with the province (28,222 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Badia is in climate zone F, with 4,598 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 1,315 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Health lists, Badia has 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 school, 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 6 sports facilities and 4 parks and green areas.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.6 per 1,000 residents.

Public transport

Within the municipality there are 70 public transport stops, served by 9 bus lines. That is about 19.6 stops per 1,000 residents.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 2.8% of the land in Badia, compared with 2.7% in the province and 2.9% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 5.6 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Badia is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Provincia autonoma di Bolzano in 2026. According to the ISPRA map, the estimated radon emission in the municipality is high. 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 open contaminated sites in Badia; 3 have been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Badia: 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 Badia 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 62 inhabited census areas in Badia. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 66 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 38.9%
  • good 61.1%

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 021006. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.