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Funes: 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 Bergerweg 1, Funes.

Funes, the valley below the Odle peaks above Chiusa

Funes (Villnöss in German) is a side valley of the Isarco valley that opens above Chiusa and climbs towards the Odle peaks, part of the Dolomites listed by Unesco. The municipality is made up of villages and scattered farmsteads along the valley, such as San Pietro and Santa Maddalena, with the little church of San Giovanni in Ranui set against the rock walls in countless photographs.

For a buyer, Funes means proper mountains: homes above a thousand metres, long winters (climate zone F, the coldest in Italy's heating classification), and valley roads down to Chiusa and the Brenner motorway. Mountain farming and tourism are the main activities, and few houses come on the market. There is public transport, with buses linking the valley to the main valley floor.

It is a young community. Istat, the national statistics office, counts 2,555 residents in 2023, almost unchanged since 2011 (down 0.6%), with an average age of 41.9, below the 43.4 of the province of Bolzano, and only 18.2% over 65. Foreign residents make up 5.0%.

Seismic activity is low: zone 4, expected ground acceleration 0.054 g. In a farmhouse or a timber and masonry house, the roof, snow loads and insulation matter most.

South Tyrol uses the tavolare land register of Austrian origin, and the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) does not publish parcel maps. The report flags this and relies on its other sources; for ownership and boundaries the Land Register (Libro fondiario) is the reference.

Key points

  • Valley below the Odle peaks, in the Unesco Dolomites
  • A young community: 18.2% over 65, average age 41.9
  • Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration 0.054 g
  • Tavolare land register: no Revenue Agency parcel maps

Overview

Funes is a municipality in the province of Bolzano/Bozen, in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. At the end of 2023 it had 2,555 residents, ranked 61 of 116 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Funes 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 0.054 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 number of residents is nearly unchanged. 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 5.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.6 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Funes declared an average taxable income of 27,858 euros, in line with the province (28,222 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Funes is in climate zone F, with 4,264 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 1,132 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Health lists, Funes has 1 pharmacy.

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 71 public transport stops, served by 6 bus lines. That is about 27.8 stops per 1,000 residents.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 1.9% of the land in Funes, 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

Funes is not among the radon priority areas designated 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 no contaminated sites in Funes.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Funes: 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 Funes 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 50 inhabited census areas in Funes. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 67 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 25.7%
  • good 74.3%

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 021033. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.