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Sfruz: 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 Smarano 1, Sfruz.

Sfruz, the Val di Non plateau above a thousand metres

Sfruz is a village in the Val di Non, on a plateau above the valley floor, at just over a thousand metres. Around it are meadows, conifer woods and, lower down, the apple orchards found throughout the valley. The village is small and compact, and for schools, services and work people look to the valley towns and to Trento, under an hour by car.

Sfruz has grown in recent years: 363 residents in 2023, 12.4% more than the 323 of 2011. The estimated average age is 45.5, practically the same as the 45.4 of the province of Trento, and over-65s make up 26.7%. Foreign residents are 8.0% and households average 2.11 people.

Buying in Trentino has some rules of its own. 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 for this area: the report works from the address but cannot trace it back to the land parcel. Ownership is proven by the land book, which the notary checks. It is climate zone F, with long winters: insulation and heating weigh on the choice.

Earthquake hazard is low: Sfruz is in seismic zone 3 on the Civil Protection Department's scale, like 146 other municipalities in Trentino, while 15 are in zone 4, and expected ground acceleration is about 0.052 g. On the slopes, the official landslide and debris-flow maps for the exact spot are what count. Declared incomes are slightly below the provincial average.

Key points

  • Val di Non plateau village, above a thousand metres.
  • 363 residents in 2023, up 12.4% since 2011.
  • Tavolare land registry: ownership is checked in the land book.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.052 g.

Overview

Sfruz is a municipality in the province of Trento, in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. At the end of 2023 it had 363 residents, among the smallest in the province (155 of 166).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Sfruz 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 12.4%. The estimated average age is 45 years, in line with the province. 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 22%). Foreign residents make up 8.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Sfruz declared an average taxable income of 24,304 euros, below the provincial average (25,718 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Sfruz is in climate zone F, with 3,974 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 1,015 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 1.6% of the land in Sfruz, 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

Sfruz 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 contaminated sites in Sfruz.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Sfruz: 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 Sfruz 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 4 inhabited census areas in Sfruz. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 61 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

ISTAT code 022173. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.