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Malles Venosta: 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 di Burgusio 1, Malles Venosta.

Malles Venosta, the upper Val Venosta and the end of the line

Mals, Malles Venosta in Italian, is the main town of the upper Val Venosta (Vinschgau), at the far western end of South Tyrol, where the valley widens below the Resia (Reschen) pass and the Swiss border is close. The town hall stands above 1,000 metres, in climate zone F, which means long cold winters and heating on for much of the year. German is the most widely spoken language, as in almost the whole valley.

The municipality is large and includes several hamlets, among them Burgusio (Burgeis), below the Benedictine abbey of Marienberg, which you can see clearly from the road. The Val Venosta railway runs here from Merano and Malles is the terminus; buses carry on towards the Resia pass. In the public transport data the municipality has 62 stops and 14 lines, the railway included.

There were 5,301 residents in 2023, up 4.2% on 2011, with an average age of 41.7 against 43.4 for the province and over-65s at 17.6%. Foreign residents account for 9.3%. Average incomes are below those of South Tyrol as a whole, which are among the highest in Italy.

On earthquakes, all 116 municipalities in the province are in seismic zone 4, the lowest class in the national scale set by the Civil Protection Department; in Malles the expected ground acceleration is about 0.111 g. In a mountain house, the real costs lie in insulation, the roof and the heating system.

One important difference for buyers: this area uses the tavolare system, a land register of Austrian origin, and the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) does not publish cadastral maps here. Ownership, easements and boundaries are checked at the Land Register (Grundbuch) and the provincial cadastre. The report says so and works with the other data available, from natural hazards to nearby services.

Key points

  • Terminus of the Val Venosta railway, above 1,000 metres.
  • 62 public transport stops and 14 lines.
  • Average age 41.7, against 43.4 in the province.
  • Tavolare land register: no Revenue Agency cadastral maps.

Overview

Malles Venosta is a municipality in the province of Bolzano/Bozen, in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. At the end of 2023 it had 5,301 residents, ranked 18 of 116 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Malles Venosta 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 0.111 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 4.2%. 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 9.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Malles Venosta declared an average taxable income of 23,153 euros, below the provincial average (28,222 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Malles Venosta is in climate zone F, with 4,131 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 1,051 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Health lists, Malles Venosta has 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 school, 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility and 2 sports facilities.

There are 0.2 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.6).

Public transport

Within the municipality there are 62 public transport stops, served by 13 bus lines, 1 train line. That is about 11.7 stops per 1,000 residents.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 1.1% of the land in Malles Venosta, 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

Malles Venosta 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 Malles Venosta; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Malles Venosta: 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 Malles Venosta 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 87 inhabited census areas in Malles Venosta. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 66 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 31.3%
  • good 68.7%

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 021046. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.