Curon Venosta: 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 Vittorio Veneto 1, Curon Venosta.
Curon Venosta, Lake Resia and the bell tower in the water
The bell tower rising out of Lake Resia is one of the most photographed sights in South Tyrol. It is all that is left of the old village of Curon (Graun), flooded in 1950 when the reservoir was created. The municipality sits at the top of Val Venosta, below the Resia pass (Reschenpass), close to the Austrian and Swiss borders, and includes the villages of Resia, Curon and San Valentino alla Muta, all at close to fifteen hundred metres.
Life here depends on tourism, with walking and cycling round the lakes in summer and skiing in winter, and on livestock farming. There is no railway: the valley train stops further down, at Malles. Public transport data counts 65 stops served by 5 bus lines. This is climate zone F, the coldest, so insulation, heating and the roof are the first things to look at in any house.
Istat, the national statistics office, records 2,379 residents in 2023, down 1.8% since 2011. The population is young: average age 42.6, below the provincial 43.4, with over-65s at 19.1%. Foreign residents make up 6.1%.
Like the whole of South Tyrol, Curon Venosta is in seismic zone 4; the expected ground acceleration is 0.104 g.
Ownership is recorded in the Province's land register (Grundbuch, the tavolare system), and the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) does not publish cadastral maps for this municipality. The report states this and works from the address, checking the official landslide and flood maps. South Tyrol also has provincial rules on residence and holiday use of homes, worth raising with the notary.
Key points
- Lake Resia and its sunken bell tower, below the Resia pass.
- No railway: 5 bus lines and 65 stops.
- Average age 42.6, over-65s 19.1%.
- Land register system: Revenue Agency maps not published.
Overview
Curon Venosta is a municipality in the province of Bolzano/Bozen, in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. At the end of 2023 it had 2,379 residents, ranked 64 of 116 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Curon Venosta 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 0.104 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 fallen by 1.8%. 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 6.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Curon Venosta declared an average taxable income of 22,467 euros, below the provincial average (28,222 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Curon Venosta is in climate zone F, with 5,036 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 1,520 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Health lists, Curon Venosta has 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 4 grocery shops and supermarkets, 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 65 public transport stops, served by 5 bus lines. That is about 27.3 stops per 1,000 residents.
How built-up it is
Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 0.9% of the land in Curon Venosta, compared with 2.7% in the province and 2.9% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 2.2 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Curon Venosta 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Curon Venosta, and 2 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 Curon Venosta: 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 Curon Venosta 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 59 inhabited census areas in Curon Venosta. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 67 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 37.1%
- good 62.9%
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 021027. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.