Marebbe: 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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Marebbe, the Ladin valley of San Vigilio and Kronplatz
Marebbe (Enneberg in German, Mareo in Ladin) is the side valley branching north-east from Val Badia, in South Tyrol. The main village is San Vigilio, a resort at the foot of Plan de Corones (Kronplatz), one of the busiest ski areas in the region, while to the south the valley runs into the Fanes-Senes-Braies nature park. The everyday language is Ladin, alongside German and Italian.
The property market is shaped by tourism: holiday flats, farmhouses and village homes. South Tyrol has provincial rules on residency and second homes, so before buying it is wise to ask the municipality about any restrictions on how the property may be used. The town hall is at around 1,200 metres and the climate is zone F, with long, snowy winters.
Marebbe is growing: Istat, the national statistics office, counted 3,182 residents in 2023, up 9.5% since 2011. It is also young, with an average age of 41.6 against 43.4 for the province and over-65s at 18.8%. Incomes are above the South Tyrol average.
Earthquakes are not a main concern: seismic zone 4, the lowest in the Civil Protection classification, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.057 g. Slopes and mountain streams matter more, and the report checks them on the official maps for the address. As everywhere in the province of Bolzano, the land register is the tavolare system: ownership is checked in the Libro fondiario, and the Revenue Agency's cadastral maps are not published.
Key points
- Ladin valley with San Vigilio, at the foot of Kronplatz.
- Up 9.5% since 2011, average age 41.6.
- Seismic zone 4; slopes and streams matter more.
- Tavolare land register: ownership in the Libro fondiario.
Overview
Marebbe is a municipality in the province of Bolzano/Bozen, in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. At the end of 2023 it had 3,182 residents, ranked 46 of 116 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Marebbe 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 0.057 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 9.5%. The estimated average age is 42 years, lower than the province average (43). 19% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 22%). Foreign residents make up 8.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Marebbe declared an average taxable income of 29,398 euros, in line with the province (28,222 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Marebbe is in climate zone F, with 4,411 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 1,195 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Health lists, Marebbe has 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 school, 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 3 sports facilities and 4 parks and green areas.
The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.6 per 1,000 residents.
Public transport
Within the municipality there are 69 public transport stops, served by 8 bus lines. That is about 21.7 stops per 1,000 residents.
How built-up it is
Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 1.3% of the land in Marebbe, compared with 2.7% in the province and 2.9% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.5 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Marebbe is not among the radon priority areas designated 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 Marebbe; 2 have been cleaned up or closed.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Marebbe: 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 Marebbe 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 79 inhabited census areas in Marebbe. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 68 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 26.2%
- good 62.8%
- very good 11.0%
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 021047. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.