San Martino in Badia: what to know before buying a home
A municipality in the province of Bolzano/Bozen, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.
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San Martino in Badia, Ladin villages at the mouth of Val Badia
San Martino in Badia, San Martin de Tor in Ladin, is the first municipality you reach driving up Val Badia, one of the Ladin-speaking valleys of the Dolomites. It includes several villages, among them Longiarù and Antermoia, spread across the slopes among meadows, farmsteads and woods. Tor castle, in the main village, houses the museum of Ladin culture. The ski resorts higher up the valley are a drive away, but tourism here is lighter.
Buying in South Tyrol has its own rules. The land registry here is the tavolare system, based on the land book (libro fondiario), and the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) does not publish cadastral maps, so the report works from the address but cannot trace the land parcel. Many new buildings carry residence or price-controlled housing restrictions, so ask at the town hall before negotiating. The climate zone is F, with long, snowy winters.
Istat, the national statistics office, counts 1,748 residents in 2023, up 1.1% on 2011. The population is young, with an average age of 42.7 and over-65s at 18.4%, and households are fairly large, 2.50 people on average. Foreign residents make up 3.5%.
Buses are the valley's public transport: the municipality has 43 stops served by 11 lines, and the report measures the distance from the address to the nearest one.
Earthquake hazard is low, seismic zone 4 like all 116 municipalities in the province of Bolzano. On the slopes, the official maps of landslides and mountain-stream debris flows matter more, and the report checks them for the exact spot.
Key points
- First municipality in Val Badia, with Ladin villages on the slopes.
- Tavolare land registry: no Revenue Agency cadastral maps.
- Residents up 1.1% since 2011, over-65s at 18.4%.
- 43 stops and 11 bus lines in the municipality.
Overview
San Martino in Badia is a municipality in the province of Bolzano/Bozen, in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. At the end of 2023 it had 1,748 residents, ranked 79 of 116 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, San Martino in Badia is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. All 116 municipalities in the province are in the same zone.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.058 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
In zone 4 the risk is low, but for an older building it is still worth asking about the state of the structure.
Population
Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has grown by 1.1%. The estimated average age is 43 years, in line with the province. 18% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 22%). Foreign residents make up 3.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in San Martino in Badia declared an average taxable income of 27,019 euros, in line with the province (28,222 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
San Martino in Badia is in climate zone F, with 4,279 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 1,115 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Health lists, San Martino in Badia has 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 1 sports facility and 4 parks and green areas.
The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.2 per 1,000 residents.
Public transport
Within the municipality there are 43 public transport stops, served by 11 bus lines. That is about 24.6 stops per 1,000 residents.
How built-up it is
Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 1.8% of the land in San Martino in Badia, compared with 2.7% in the province and 2.9% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.7 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
San Martino in Badia is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Provincia autonoma di Bolzano 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 open contaminated sites in San Martino in Badia; 2 have been cleaned up or closed.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within San Martino in Badia: 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 San Martino in Badia 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 46 inhabited census areas in San Martino in Badia. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 64 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 56.2%
- good 43.8%
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.
- Public transport timetables (GTFS): STA Alto Adige, STA - Strutture Trasporto Alto Adige, Open Data Hub Alto Adige (GTFS). Licence CC0 1.0, version 20261111.
- 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 Bolzano, 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 021082. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.