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Lana: 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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Lana, orchards and a cable car south of Merano

Lana is one of the largest villages in South Tyrol outside the towns, a few kilometres south of Merano on the floor of the Adige valley, in the Burggrafenamt district. It is divided into several parts, Upper, Middle and Lower Lana, and crossed by the Valsura (Falschauer) torrent, which comes down from the Ultental. Apple orchards spread all around; higher up, a cable car climbs to San Vigilio (Vigiljoch) above the village.

German is the main language and village life is bilingual. There is a dense bus network: public transport data show 98 stops served by 14 lines, and the Merano-Bolzano expressway runs close by. One provincial rule matters for buyers: many homes built in recent decades are "convenzionate", meaning they are reserved for people who live or work in South Tyrol. Check this before anything else.

The population is growing: 12,595 residents at the end of 2023, up 11.9% since 2011. People over 65 make up 19.6%, a little below the provincial 20.6%, and foreign residents 9.6%. Average declared incomes are close to the South Tyrol figure. Supermarkets are plentiful, 1.43 per 1,000 residents against 0.67 in the province.

Earthquakes are not a concern: all 116 municipalities in the province of Bolzano are in seismic zone 4 on the Civil Protection map, and expected ground acceleration here is 0.045 g. Insulation and heating matter more, with winters of climate zone E.

South Tyrol uses the tavolare land registry system. Ownership is recorded in the Libro fondiario, the land book, and cadastral maps are kept by the autonomous province rather than published by the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate). The report therefore cannot find the land parcel from the address and says so, while its other checks still apply. Along the Valsura and on the alluvial fans at the foot of the slopes, where torrents and debris flows can arrive in a storm, the report reads the hazard maps for the exact spot.

Key points

  • Among the orchards of the Burggrafenamt, south of Merano.
  • 98 bus stops served by 14 lines.
  • Population up 11.9% since 2011.
  • Tavolare system: cadastral maps not published nationally.

Overview

Lana is a municipality in the province of Bolzano/Bozen, in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. At the end of 2023 it had 12,595 residents, among the most populous in the province (7 of 116).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Lana 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 0.045 g, a low 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 11.9%. The estimated average age is 43 years, in line with the province. 20% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 22%). Foreign residents make up 9.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Lana declared an average taxable income of 27,557 euros, in line with the province (28,222 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Lana is in climate zone E, with 2,904 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 316 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Health lists, Lana has 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 schools, 18 grocery shops and supermarkets, 5 healthcare facilities, 13 sports facilities and 2 parks and green areas.

There are 1.4 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.7).

Public transport

Within the municipality there are 98 public transport stops, served by 14 bus lines. That is about 7.8 stops per 1,000 residents.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 9.8% of the land in Lana, 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

Lana 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 very high. 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 Lana; 7 have been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Lana: 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 Lana 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 97 inhabited census areas in Lana. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 77 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 9.6%
  • good 66.9%
  • very good 23.5%

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 021041. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.