La Valle: 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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La Valle, Ladin farmsteads above Val Badia
La Valle, Wengen in German and La Val in Ladin, is a municipality in Val Badia, in the Dolomites of South Tyrol, set in a side valley that climbs from the main valley floor towards meadows and woods. There is no single centre: the village is made up of small clusters of farmsteads and houses, the "viles" typical of Ladin culture, scattered over the slopes; the town hall stands above 1,300 metres. Ladin, a Romance language spoken in a few Dolomite valleys, is the everyday language, alongside German and Italian.
The population here is growing and young: 1,420 residents in 2023, up 9.3% since 2011, with an average age of 40.2 against 43.4 for the province and over-65s at 16.5%. Households are large, with 2.80 people on average. Foreign nationals make up 3.0%.
For buyers, access, snow and altitude matter: climate zone F means long, cold winters. In the open public transport timetables the municipality has 32 stops served by 8 bus lines running down to the floor of Val Badia, and the report shows the distance to the nearest stop. South Tyrol's housing market has its own rules, such as restrictions on homes reserved for residents, and these need clarifying before any offer.
Seismic hazard is low. All 116 municipalities in the province of Bolzano are in seismic zone 4 on the Civil Protection scale, and expected ground acceleration here is 0.060 g. On the slopes, landslides and surface water matter more and are checked by address.
South Tyrol uses the land register system (catasto tavolare, or Grundbuch), and the Revenue Agency does not publish cadastral maps here: ownership and land parcels are checked with the provincial land register and cadastre offices.
Key points
- Val Badia, scattered farmsteads above 1,300 metres.
- Residents up 9.3% since 2011.
- 32 bus stops served by 8 lines.
- Land register system: no Revenue Agency cadastral maps.
Overview
La Valle is a municipality in the province of Bolzano/Bozen, in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. At the end of 2023 it had 1,420 residents, ranked 90 of 116 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, La Valle 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 0.060 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 9.3%. The estimated average age is 40 years, lower than the province average (43). 16% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 22%). Foreign residents make up 3.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.8 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in La Valle declared an average taxable income of 26,867 euros, in line with the province (28,222 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
La Valle is in climate zone F, with 4,649 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 1,353 metres above sea level.
Services
In the Overture Maps data, La Valle has 1 grocery shop.
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 8 bus lines. That is about 22.5 stops per 1,000 residents.
How built-up it is
Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 2.1% of the land in La Valle, 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
La Valle 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 no open contaminated sites in La Valle; 4 have been cleaned up or closed.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within La Valle: 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 La Valle 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 29 inhabited census areas in La Valle. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 65 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 35.0%
- good 65.0%
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 021117. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.