Folgaria: what to know before buying a home

Folgaria, the plateau above Rovereto and Trento

Key points

• Alpe Cimbra plateau, winter and summer tourism.
• 3,165 residents, average age 48.6.
• Seismic zone 3, acceleration 0.114 g.
• Tavolare land register, many second homes.

Overview

Folgaria is a municipality in the province of Trento, in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. At the end of 2023 it had 3,165 residents, ranked 36 of 166 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Folgaria 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 0.114 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.

• Seismic zones 1, 2, 3 and 4: what they mean for buyers
• What is PGA

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has grown by 1.1%. 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 6.0% of the population. On average, a household has 1.9 members.

• Census section

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Folgaria declared an average taxable income of 26,870 euros, in line with the province (25,718 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Folgaria is in climate zone F, with 4,141 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 1,166 metres above sea level.

• Income and climate data

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Folgaria has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility, 10 sports facilities and 4 parks and green areas.

There are 0.3 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.5).

• Where the services data comes from

Public transport

We do not yet have open public transport timetables for this municipality: the report says so explicitly, without inventing distances.

• Which timetables we use

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 3.4% of the land in Folgaria, compared with 3.1% in the province and 2.9% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.5 hectares.

• How we measure built-up land

Radon and contaminated sites

Folgaria 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 open contaminated sites in Folgaria; 5 have been cleaned up or closed.

• Radon
• Contaminated sites

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Folgaria: the report checks the address against the ISPRA maps.

• Flood-prone areas P1, P2 and P3: what they mean
• ISPRA IdroGEO

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.

• How we read local prices

Land registry

For Folgaria 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.

• Sheet and parcel

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 95 inhabited census areas in Folgaria. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 63 or more.

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 022087. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.