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Chiusa: 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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Chiusa (Klausen), a small Eisack valley town below Säben

Chiusa, Klausen in German, is a small town in the Isarco (Eisack) valley between Bolzano and Bressanone, squeezed between the river and the rock crowned by the monastery of Sabiona (Säben). The old centre is a long, narrow street of houses with oriel windows and wrought-iron signs, and on the slopes above are farmsteads, vineyards and chestnut groves. Most residents speak German.

It is well placed for getting around. Chiusa is on the Brenner railway and has its own exit on the A22 motorway, signposted for Val Gardena and the Alpe di Siusi. Public transport timetables list 32 stops in the municipality, served by 2 rail lines and 15 bus routes, so Bolzano and Bressanone are easy to reach without a car. Housing ranges from old, often listed buildings in the historic centre to newer homes on the valley floor and scattered houses on the hillsides.

The population is fairly steady: 5,200 residents in 2023 according to Istat, the national statistics office, up 1.1% on 2011. It is a young community, with an average age of 42.7 and 19.2% over 65, below the provincial 20.6%. Foreign residents make up 8.1%.

All 116 municipalities in South Tyrol are in seismic zone 4, the lowest class, and the expected ground acceleration in Chiusa is about 0.051 g. The hazards of a narrow valley matter more: the Isarco and its side streams, and steep slopes that can send down rockfall and debris flows. The report checks these for the address.

In South Tyrol property is recorded in the land book and the cadastre follows the tavolare system run by the provincial government. The national Revenue Agency does not publish these maps, so the report cannot identify the land parcel from an address here, and states this plainly.

Key points

  • On the Brenner railway, with an A22 exit for Val Gardena.
  • 32 stops, 2 rail lines and 15 bus routes.
  • Seismic zone 4; river and steep slopes matter more.
  • Tavolare land register: no parcel lookup from the address.

Overview

Chiusa is a municipality in the province of Bolzano/Bozen, in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. At the end of 2023 it had 5,200 residents, ranked 20 of 116 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Chiusa 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 0.051 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. 19% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 22%). Foreign residents make up 8.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Chiusa declared an average taxable income of 28,839 euros, in line with the province (28,222 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Chiusa is in climate zone F, with 3,449 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 523 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Health lists, Chiusa has 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 4 healthcare facilities, 2 sports facilities 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 32 public transport stops, served by 15 bus lines, 2 train lines. That is about 6.2 stops per 1,000 residents.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 4.1% of the land in Chiusa, 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

Chiusa 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 very high. 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 Chiusa; 2 have been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Chiusa: 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 Chiusa 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 65 inhabited census areas in Chiusa. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 63 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 62.6%
  • good 37.4%

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 021022. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.