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Lauregno: 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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Lauregno, the German-speaking upper Val di Non

Lauregno, Laurein in German, is one of the small German-speaking municipalities of the upper Val di Non, the part of the valley that belongs to the province of Bolzano (South Tyrol). The village sits above a thousand metres among meadows, farmsteads and woods, away from busy roads. For many services people look to the towns of the Trentino side of Val di Non, while Merano and Bolzano are reached over the mountain passes.

Buying here means joining a small mountain community, with long winters (climate zone F) and a market of very few houses, often tied to traditional farms. South Tyrol's planning rules and restrictions, such as those on residential use, should be checked with the municipality before making an offer. One bus line with 15 stops serves the area.

The population is young for a mountain village: an average age of 42.0 against 43.4 in the province of Bolzano, and over-65s at 15.4% against 20.6%. There were 318 residents in 2023, down 7.6% on 2011, according to Istat, Italy's national statistics office. Foreign residents make up 0.3%.

Earthquake risk is low: all 116 municipalities in the province of Bolzano are in seismic zone 4 on the Civil Protection Department's national scale, and expected ground acceleration here is about 0.048 g. In mountain houses, upkeep of the roof, timber and services matters more.

Lauregno uses the land register system (tavolare): ownership is recorded in the Grundbuch kept by the provincial land registry offices, and the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) does not publish cadastral maps. The report says so and works with the other data for the address, while plot and ownership details need a land register search.

Key points

  • German-speaking village in the upper Val di Non, above 1,000 metres.
  • Average age 42.0, younger than the province.
  • All 116 South Tyrol municipalities in seismic zone 4.
  • Land register (tavolare) area: no Revenue Agency maps.

Overview

Lauregno is a municipality in the province of Bolzano/Bozen, in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. At the end of 2023 it had 318 residents, among the smallest in the province (114 of 116).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Lauregno 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 0.048 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 fallen by 7.6%. The estimated average age is 42 years, in line with the province. 15% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 22%). Foreign residents make up 0.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.8 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Lauregno declared an average taxable income of 25,480 euros, below the provincial average (28,222 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Lauregno is in climate zone F, with 4,167 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 1,148 metres above sea level.

Services

In the Overture Maps data, Lauregno has 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 15 public transport stops, served by 1 bus line. That is about 47.2 stops per 1,000 residents.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 2.2% of the land in Lauregno, 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

Lauregno is not among the radon priority areas designated 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 Lauregno; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Lauregno: 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 Lauregno 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 11 inhabited census areas in Lauregno. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 63 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 90.2%
  • good 9.8%

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 021043. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.