Palù del Fersina: 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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Palù del Fersina, at the head of the Mòcheni valley
Above Pergine Valsugana, in the Fersina valley, people still speak Mòcheno, a language of German origin brought centuries ago by settlers from the north. Palù del Fersina is the last municipality in this valley, known as the valle dei Mòcheni, at over thirteen hundred metres: farmsteads and houses scattered across steep meadows, conifer woods, pastures and timber-and-stone buildings that follow the slope. Mòcheno is a protected linguistic minority, and you will see it in place names and bilingual signs.
Anyone buying in Trentino needs to know one thing: the land-book system (catasto tavolare) applies here, with a land book instead of the ordinary cadastre, and the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) does not publish parcel maps. The report says so and works from the address and coordinates; for precise cadastral data you consult the land-book office, usually through the notary or a surveyor.
The population is small and older than the Trentino average. In 2023 Istat, Italy's national statistics office, counted 158 residents, 11 fewer than the 169 of 2011, a fall of 6.5%. The estimated average age is 52.5, against 45.4 in the province of Trento. For schools, shops and services people go down towards Pergine, and Trento remains the reference for work and the hospital. In climate zone F, with long snowy winters, insulation and heating weigh heavily on running costs.
Palù del Fersina is in seismic zone 3 on the Civil Protection Department's scale, like 147 of the 166 municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.072 g. On the valley's steep slopes, landslides and streams matter more, and the report checks the official maps for the exact address.
Key points
- Last municipality in the Mòcheni valley, a German-speaking minority.
- Land-book registry: no Revenue Agency maps, and the report says so.
- 158 residents in 2023, down 6.5% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.072 g.
Overview
Palù del Fersina is a municipality in the province of Trento, in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. At the end of 2023 it had 158 residents, among the smallest in the province (165 of 166).
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Palù del Fersina 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 0.072 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 fallen by 6.5%. The estimated average age is 53 years, higher than the province average (45). 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 22%). Foreign residents make up 1.9% of the population. On average, a household has 1.6 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Palù del Fersina declared an average taxable income of 23,487 euros, below the provincial average (25,718 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Palù del Fersina is in climate zone F, with 4,512 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 1,360 metres above sea level.
Services
The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.7 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 0.9% of the land in Palù del Fersina, 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
Palù del Fersina is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Provincia autonoma di Trento in 2026. According to the ISPRA map, the estimated radon emission in the municipality is medium. Radon varies from building to building and can only be known by measuring it, especially on ground floors and in basements.
Official databases list one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Palù del Fersina. The report tells you whether one is close to the address.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Palù del Fersina: 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 Palù del Fersina 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 13 inhabited census areas in Palù del Fersina. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 57 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 100.0%
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
- 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 022133. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.