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Barbiano: 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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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: Via Kaiser 1, Barbiano.

Barbiano, a sunny terrace above the Isarco valley

Barbiano, Barbian in German, sits on a sunny terrace above the Isarco (Eisack) valley, between Bolzano and Bressanone, at around 800 metres. The village is known for the leaning bell tower of its church and for the waterfalls that drop through the woods just above it. Down on the valley floor run the Brenner railway and the motorway; above, farmsteads, meadows and scattered hamlets climb towards the pastures.

Buying here means working within South Tyrol's rules. The land registry 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 homes carry residence or price-controlled housing restrictions, which should be checked at the town hall before negotiating. The climate zone is F, with long, cold winters.

Istat, the national statistics office, counts 1,745 residents in 2023, up 9.3% on 2011. The population is young, with an average age of 41.6 against 43.4 in the province and over-65s at 17.9%. Households average 2.36 people and foreign residents make up 7.8%. Declared incomes are close to, and slightly below, the South Tyrol average.

Without a car there are buses: the municipality has 17 stops served by 8 lines, and the report gives 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 a mountainside like this, the official maps of landslides, rockfall and debris flows matter more, and the report checks them for the exact spot.

Key points

  • Village on a sunny terrace above the Isarco valley.
  • Tavolare land registry: no Revenue Agency cadastral maps.
  • Residents up 9.3% since 2011, over-65s at 17.9%.
  • 17 stops and 8 bus lines in the municipality.

Overview

Barbiano is a municipality in the province of Bolzano/Bozen, in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. At the end of 2023 it had 1,745 residents, ranked 80 of 116 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Barbiano 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 0.052 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 9.3%. The estimated average age is 42 years, lower than the province average (43). 18% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 22%). Foreign residents make up 7.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Barbiano declared an average taxable income of 27,399 euros, in line with the province (28,222 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Barbiano is in climate zone F, with 3,767 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 830 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Health lists, Barbiano has 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 1 sports facility and 1 green area.

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 17 public transport stops, served by 8 bus lines. That is about 9.7 stops per 1,000 residents.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 3.5% of the land in Barbiano, compared with 2.7% in the province and 2.9% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.5 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Barbiano is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Provincia autonoma di Bolzano in 2026. 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 Barbiano; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Barbiano: 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 Barbiano 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 26 inhabited census areas in Barbiano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 66 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 48.5%
  • good 51.5%

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 021007. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.