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Campo di Trens: 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: Localita' Mules 1, Campo di Trens.

Campo di Trens, the upper Isarco valley below the Brenner

Campo di Trens (Freienfeld in German) is a municipality in the upper Isarco valley (Eisacktal), just south of Vipiteno (Sterzing), on the Brenner route. The valley floor is wide and flat, at around 900 metres, with meadows and farmsteads; hamlets sit on the slopes, including Trens with its pilgrimage church to the Virgin Mary and Mules further south. German is the main language, as in much of South Tyrol.

For buyers, the position on the Brenner line counts for a lot: the motorway and railway both run along the valley floor, and trains link the municipality with Vipiteno, Bressanone and Bolzano. The market is small and few homes come up for sale. South Tyrol also has rules on subsidised housing and residence requirements that should be checked with the notary before buying. Winters are long, climate zone F.

There are 2,726 residents (2023, Istat, Italy's national statistics office), up 2.1% since 2011. The average age of 42.1 is below the provincial figure of 43.4, and 17.9% of residents are over 65. Foreign nationals make up 6.8%.

All 116 municipalities in the province of Bolzano are in seismic zone 4, the lowest, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.042 g. What matters more here is insulation, heating and how well the roof copes with snow.

South Tyrol uses the land register system (Grundbuch, or catasto tavolare), and the Revenue Agency does not publish cadastral maps here. The report says so and relies on other sources. On the slopes it also checks the official landslide maps.

Key points

  • Upper Isarco valley south of Vipiteno, on the Brenner line
  • 2,726 residents, up 2.1% since 2011
  • Seismic zone 4 like all of South Tyrol
  • Land register system: no Revenue Agency cadastral maps published

Overview

Campo di Trens is a municipality in the province of Bolzano/Bozen, in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. At the end of 2023 it had 2,726 residents, ranked 59 of 116 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Campo di Trens 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 0.042 g, a low 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 2.1%. The estimated average age is 42 years, in line with the province. 18% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 22%). Foreign residents make up 6.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Campo di Trens declared an average taxable income of 25,283 euros, below the provincial average (28,222 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Campo di Trens is in climate zone F, with 3,639 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 937 metres above sea level.

Services

In the Overture Maps data, Campo di Trens has 3 grocery shops and supermarkets and 1 sports facility.

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 34 public transport stops, served by 5 bus lines, 2 train lines. That is about 12.5 stops per 1,000 residents.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 2.8% of the land in Campo di Trens, compared with 2.7% in the province and 2.9% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Campo di Trens is one of the municipalities designated as a radon priority area 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 3 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Campo di Trens, and 3 more have been cleaned up or closed. The report tells you whether one is close to the address.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Campo di Trens: 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 Campo di Trens 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 54 inhabited census areas in Campo di Trens. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 63 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 2.5%
  • fair 52.1%
  • good 45.4%

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 021016. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.