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Predaia: 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: Viale Merlonga 1, Predaia.

Predaia, six villages among the Val di Non apple orchards

Predaia has existed since 2015, when six municipalities in the Val di Non merged: Coredo, Smarano, Taio, Tassullo, Tres and Vervò. The result is a wide area made up of villages separated by apple orchards. Val di Non apples are the backbone of the local economy and shape the landscape, with endless rows of trees, packing warehouses and fruit growers' cooperatives.

Each village has its own character. Taio and Tassullo sit lower down, towards the valley floor and the roads to Cles and Trento; Coredo, Smarano, Tres and Vervò climb onto the upland plateau, with cooler air, longer winters and houses often built of stone, with barns and old farm buildings waiting to be restored. Anyone buying a rural building should allow for the time and cost of permits, and for the insulation needed to live there all year. People travel to Trento by car or on the Trento-Malè railway that runs up the valley.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 6,927 residents in 2023, up 6.2% since 2011. The average age is 44.1, a little below the Trentino average, and 21.8% of residents are over 65. Foreign residents make up 9.5%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average. Supermarkets and green spaces are more common per head than across the province.

Italy's Civil Protection Department places the municipality in seismic zone 3, like 147 municipalities in Trentino, with a low expected ground acceleration of about 0.052 g. For stone houses in the higher villages, the roof, snow load and damp in walls set against the hillside matter most.

Trentino uses the land book system: ownership is recorded in the Libro fondiario and cadastral maps are managed by the autonomous Province, not by the national Revenue Agency. As a result the report does not show the land parcel, although slope and landslide hazard should still be checked for the address.

Key points

  • Created in 2015 by merging six Val di Non municipalities.
  • 6,927 residents, up 6.2% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, low expected acceleration (0.052 g).
  • Land book system: no Revenue Agency cadastral maps.

Overview

Predaia is a municipality in the province of Trento, in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. At the end of 2023 it had 6,927 residents, among the most populous in the province (13 of 166).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Predaia 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 0.052 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 6.2%. The estimated average age is 44 years, in line with the province. 22% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 22%). Foreign residents make up 9.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Predaia declared an average taxable income of 20,836 euros, below the provincial average (25,718 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Predaia is in climate zone F, with 3,927 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 985 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Predaia has 5 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 6 grocery shops and supermarkets, 3 healthcare facilities, 6 sports facilities and 4 parks and green areas.

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 4.4% of the land in Predaia, 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

Predaia 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 low. 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 Predaia; 3 have been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Predaia: 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 Predaia 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 77 inhabited census areas in Predaia. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 62 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 1.9%
  • fair 67.8%
  • good 30.3%

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

ISTAT code 022230. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.