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Predazzo: 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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For example: Via di Val 1, Predazzo.

Predazzo, the Fiemme valley beneath the Latemar

Predazzo is the largest town in the Fiemme valley, at over a thousand metres, where the Travignolo stream comes down from Paneveggio to join the Avisio. The Latemar massif rises above the town, and the local geology is so unusual that Predazzo has its own Dolomites geology museum. The town is home to the Alpine school of the Guardia di Finanza, Italy's financial police, and its ski jumps hosted Olympic events at Milano Cortina 2026.

The property market is that of an Alpine resort, with holiday flats for summer and winter alongside homes lived in all year. Winters are long (climate zone F), so insulation, heating and snow clearing weigh on running costs.

In 2023 there were 4,543 residents, stable since 2011 (up 0.3%). The average age is 47.0, against 45.4 for the province, over-65s make up 24.7% and foreign residents 5.7%. There are 55 places to eat, a lot for a town this size.

As everywhere in Trentino, the land registry works on the tavolare system, the Libro fondiario, and the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) does not publish parcel maps here. The report says so and works from the address and the building. Predazzo is in seismic zone 3 of the Civil Protection classification, with a low expected ground acceleration of about 0.072 g. Streams and slopes matter more. The Avisio and Travignolo can rise quickly in heavy rain, and the steep slopes have landslides and debris flows. The report checks the official maps for the address.

Key points

  • Fiemme valley, beneath the Latemar, home to the Olympic ski jumps.
  • 4,543 residents; 55 places to eat.
  • Tavolare land registry: no Revenue Agency parcel maps.
  • Seismic zone 3; streams and slopes worth checking.

Overview

Predazzo is a municipality in the province of Trento, in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. At the end of 2023 it had 4,543 residents, ranked 22 of 166 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Predazzo 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 number of residents is nearly unchanged. The estimated average age is 47 years, higher than the province average (45). 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 22%). Foreign residents make up 5.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Predazzo declared an average taxable income of 26,046 euros, in line with the province (25,718 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Predazzo is in climate zone F, with 4,295 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 1,018 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Predazzo has 4 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 4 grocery shops and supermarkets, 6 healthcare facilities, 7 sports facilities and 6 parks and green areas.

There are 1.3 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 1.5% of the land in Predazzo, compared with 3.1% in the province and 2.9% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.1 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Predazzo is one of the municipalities designated as a radon priority area 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 no contaminated sites in Predazzo.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Predazzo: 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 Predazzo 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 57 inhabited census areas in Predazzo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 73 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 18.9%
  • good 75.2%
  • very good 5.9%

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 022147. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.