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Laion: 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: Localita' Novale 82, Laion.

Laion, a mountain terrace above the Isarco valley

Laion (Lajen in German) sits on a broad mountain terrace above the Isarco valley, at the mouth of Val Gardena, at more than a thousand metres. The village looks down on the valley floor, where the Brenner railway and motorway run, and its territory takes in farmsteads and small hamlets scattered across the meadows. As in most of the province, German is the language most people speak.

This is a genuinely alpine purchase. The climate is zone F, the coldest in the Italian classification: long winters, snow, and heating and insulation that matter more than any finish. Roads between the hamlets climb steeply and some houses can only be reached by car. For plots on the slopes, the report measures elevation and gradient at the exact point.

Laion is one of the small places that are growing. There are 2,808 residents (2023), up 7.2% since 2011, and the average age of 41.4 is below the provincial figure of 43.4. Households are large by Italian standards, with 2.50 members on average, and foreign residents make up 7.7%.

Earthquake risk is low. The whole of South Tyrol is in seismic zone 4, with an expected ground acceleration in Laion of 0.053 g.

One difference from the rest of Italy matters. The province of Bolzano uses the tavolare system, land registers of Austrian origin, and the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) does not publish parcel maps here. The report says so and works with the other sources; ownership and boundaries are checked at the land register (Grundbuch).

Key points

  • Mountain terrace above the Isarco valley, over 1,000 m
  • 2,808 residents, up 7.2% since 2011
  • Average age 41.4, households of 2.50
  • Tavolare land register: no Revenue Agency parcel maps

Overview

Laion is a municipality in the province of Bolzano/Bozen, in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. At the end of 2023 it had 2,808 residents, ranked 57 of 116 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Laion 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 0.053 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 7.2%. The estimated average age is 41 years, lower than the province average (43). 17% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 22%). Foreign residents make up 7.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Laion declared an average taxable income of 27,468 euros, in line with the province (28,222 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Laion is in climate zone F, with 4,186 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 1,093 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Health lists, Laion has 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 healthcare facility and 2 sports facilities.

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 69 public transport stops, served by 15 bus lines, 2 train lines. That is about 24.6 stops per 1,000 residents.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 4.9% of the land in Laion, 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

Laion is one of the municipalities designated as a radon priority area by the Provincia autonoma di Bolzano in 2026. 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 Laion; 2 have been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Laion: 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 Laion 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 49 inhabited census areas in Laion. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 62 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 84.2%
  • good 15.8%

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 021039. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.