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Egna: 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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For example: Via Bolzano 2, Egna.

Egna, the arcaded town of the lower Adige valley

Egna, Neumarkt in German, is the main town of the Bassa Atesina, the southern stretch of the Adige valley between Bolzano and Salorno. Its old centre runs along an arcaded street, a legacy of its role as a market town on the Brenner route, and around it orchards and vineyards reach the foot of the slopes. Most residents speak German, but the town is officially bilingual.

The location suits people working in Bolzano or Trento: the Brenner motorway has an Egna-Ora exit, and local public transport runs 12 bus lines with 26 stops in the municipality. Average declared incomes match the province of Bolzano's already high level, and as everywhere in South Tyrol house prices are firm.

Egna has grown considerably. Istat, the national statistics office, counted 5,527 residents in 2023, up 10.7% on 2011. The average age is 44.1, close to the provincial 43.4; over-65s make up 20.5% and foreign residents 10.6%. The data list 4 healthcare facilities and 9 sports facilities.

Seismic risk is the lowest possible: all 116 municipalities in South Tyrol are in zone 4 on the Civil Protection Department's scale, and expected ground acceleration here is about 0.057 g. What deserves attention instead is the Adige and the alluvial fans of the side streams. The valley floor was drained long ago and some areas still need checking for flood risk, which the report does on the official maps for the address.

There is also an important difference from the rest of Italy. The province of Bolzano uses the land book system (catasto tavolare), kept by provincial offices, and the Revenue Agency does not publish parcel maps here. The report therefore cannot trace the plot from the address and shows it as unavailable; ownership and boundaries are recorded in the land book.

Key points

  • Arcaded town on the Adige valley floor, between Bolzano and Salorno.
  • 5,527 residents, up 10.7% since 2011.
  • 12 bus lines and the Egna-Ora motorway exit.
  • Land book system: no Revenue Agency parcel maps.

Overview

Egna is a municipality in the province of Bolzano/Bozen, in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. At the end of 2023 it had 5,527 residents, ranked 17 of 116 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Egna 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 0.057 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 10.7%. The estimated average age is 44 years, in line with the province. 21% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 22%). Foreign residents make up 10.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Egna declared an average taxable income of 28,874 euros, in line with the province (28,222 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Egna is in climate zone E, with 2,899 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 15 October to 15 April, for up to 14 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 214 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Health lists, Egna has 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 4 grocery shops and supermarkets, 4 healthcare facilities, 9 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 26 public transport stops, served by 12 bus lines. That is about 4.7 stops per 1,000 residents.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 9.4% of the land in Egna, 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

Egna 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 Egna, and 7 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 Egna: 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 Egna 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 72 inhabited census areas in Egna. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 70 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 30.8%
  • good 63.7%
  • very good 5.4%

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 021029. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.