Fai della Paganella: 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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Fai della Paganella, the plateau above the Adige valley
Fai della Paganella sits on the Paganella plateau, at around 950 metres, overlooking the Adige valley. It shares the Paganella ski area with Andalo, and tourism is a large part of local life in both summer and winter: there are 13.93 bars and restaurants per 1,000 residents, against 5.89 in the province of Trento.
The housing market reflects this double nature. Alongside people who live here all year and work in Trento or down in the valley, there are holiday flats and houses, with prices following tourist demand. In Trentino, planning rules also limit new second homes in a number of municipalities: before buying to let or for holidays, ask the town hall what is allowed. The climate zone is F, with long, snowy winters.
The population is growing: in 2023 there were 933 residents, 3.9% more than in 2011. The average age is 48.8, against 45.4 in the province, and over-65s make up 27.7%. Foreign residents account for 4.8%.
Fai is in seismic zone 3, like 147 of the 166 municipalities in Trentino, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.059 g. In the mountains, snow, slopes and streams carry more weight and should be checked at the address.
The land registry works differently here. Trentino uses the tavolare system, with a land book (libro fondiario) and a cadastre run by the Province, and the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) does not publish parcel maps: the report says so and works from the address for landslides, floods, elevation, slope and services.
Key points
- Paganella plateau, at around 950 metres.
- 13.93 bars and restaurants per 1,000 people, 5.89 in the province.
- Residents up 3.9% since 2011.
- Tavolare land registry: no Revenue Agency parcel maps.
Overview
Fai della Paganella is a municipality in the province of Trento, in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. At the end of 2023 it had 933 residents, ranked 110 of 166 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Fai della Paganella 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 0.059 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 3.9%. The estimated average age is 49 years, higher than the province average (45). 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 22%). Foreign residents make up 4.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Fai della Paganella declared an average taxable income of 24,861 euros, in line with the province (25,718 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Fai della Paganella is in climate zone F, with 3,884 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 957 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Fai della Paganella has 1 school and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility, 3 sports facilities and 4 parks and green areas.
There are 1.1 pharmacies per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.3).
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 4.6% of the land in Fai della Paganella, 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
Fai della Paganella 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 Fai della Paganella.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Fai della Paganella: 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 Fai della Paganella 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 7 inhabited census areas in Fai della Paganella. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 75 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 1.2%
- good 52.5%
- very good 46.3%
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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Radon priority areas (Legislative Decree 101/2020), Provincia autonoma di Trento, national list compiled by ARPA Lombardia. Licence Atto pubblico (art. 5 L. 633/1941), 2026.
- Contaminated sites, ISPRA, MOSAICO - Banca dati nazionale dei siti oggetto di procedimento di bonifica. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 12 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 022081. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.