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Dimaro Folgarida: 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 Gole 1, Dimaro Folgarida.

Dimaro Folgarida, the Val di Sole and the ski slopes

The municipality of Dimaro Folgarida was created in 2016 by merging Dimaro and Monclassico, in the Val di Sole, the valley of the river Noce in western Trentino. The name refers to Folgarida, the ski resort above the village, linked to the Marilleva ski area. Summer and winter, life here follows the tourist seasons.

That matters a lot if you are buying. Alongside residents' homes there are many flats used as holiday homes or let to visitors, and the valley floor is quite different from the areas close to the lifts. In the mountains, orientation, snow load on the roof and winter access also count. The climate zone is F, the coldest, so heating is a real part of running costs.

According to Istat, the national statistics office, there were 2,116 residents in 2023, down 0.8% on 2011, so almost unchanged. The average age is 45.9, in line with the provincial 45.4, and over-65s make up 22.7%. Foreign residents account for 9.5%. Declared incomes are a little below the provincial average.

The seismic zone is 3, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.050 g, a low value. In older timber and stone houses the roof, beams and systems deserve the closest look.

Trentino uses the tavolare system, a land register of Austrian origin, and the Revenue Agency does not publish the parcel maps here. The report says so clearly: it cannot trace the plot from the cadastral map, and ownership and boundaries are shown by the land register (libro fondiario). Everything else about the address, from natural hazards to services, is still covered.

Key points

  • Created in 2016 from Dimaro and Monclassico, in the Val di Sole.
  • Population almost unchanged: 2,116 residents in 2023.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.050 g.
  • Tavolare land register: parcel maps not published.

Overview

Dimaro Folgarida is a municipality in the province of Trento, in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. At the end of 2023 it had 2,116 residents, ranked 57 of 166 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Dimaro Folgarida 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 0.050 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 9.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Dimaro Folgarida declared an average taxable income of 24,321 euros, below the provincial average (25,718 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Dimaro Folgarida is in climate zone F, with 3,592 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 770 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Dimaro Folgarida has 1 school and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets, 2 healthcare facilities, 7 sports facilities and 2 parks and green areas.

There are 0.9 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.5).

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 3.9% of the land in Dimaro Folgarida, 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

Dimaro Folgarida 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 Dimaro Folgarida.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Dimaro Folgarida: 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 Dimaro Folgarida 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 29 inhabited census areas in Dimaro Folgarida. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 61 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.0%
  • fair 74.8%
  • good 25.2%

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 022233. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.