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Martello: 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' Meiern 68, Martello.

Martello, the strawberry valley in the Stelvio National Park

Val Martello is a side valley of Val Venosta that climbs towards the Ortler-Cevedale glaciers, inside the Stelvio National Park. The municipality named after it (Martell in German, the language of most residents) is made up of farmsteads and small clusters along the valley floor and up the slopes, with the town hall above 1,300 metres. Strawberries and other soft fruit are grown here at altitude, and they have made the valley known across South Tyrol.

The population is young for a mountain municipality: an average age of 43.8, almost the same as the 43.4 of the province, and over-65s at 19.3%. Istat, the national statistics office, counted 840 residents at the end of 2023, down 4.4% since 2011, with 2.45 people per household on average.

Public transport follows the valley, with 52 bus stops in the municipality. The climate zone is F: buyers should allow for long winters, snow and high heating costs, and make sure the house can be reached all year.

All 116 municipalities in South Tyrol are in seismic zone 4 of the Civil Protection classification, with an expected ground acceleration in Martello of about 0.056 g. In a high valley, avalanches, landslides and stream floods matter more, and the report checks them on the official maps for the address.

There is one important difference on the cadastre. The province of Bolzano uses the land register system (catasto tavolare) run by the provincial government, and the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) does not publish its parcel maps here. The report says so plainly and does not show the plot, which has to be looked up in the land register with the notary.

Key points

  • Side valley of Val Venosta, inside the Stelvio National Park.
  • Average age 43.8, over-65s at 19.3%.
  • All 116 municipalities in South Tyrol in seismic zone 4.
  • Land register area: no Revenue Agency parcel maps.

Overview

Martello is a municipality in the province of Bolzano/Bozen, in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. At the end of 2023 it had 840 residents, among the smallest in the province (105 of 116).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Martello 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 0.056 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 fallen by 4.4%. The estimated average age is 44 years, in line with the province. 19% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 22%). Foreign residents make up 4.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Martello declared an average taxable income of 19,799 euros, below the provincial average (28,222 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Martello is in climate zone F, with 4,369 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 1,312 metres above sea level.

Services

In the Overture Maps data, Martello has 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 2 sports facilities and 3 parks and green areas.

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 52 public transport stops, served by 2 bus lines. That is about 61.9 stops per 1,000 residents.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 0.5% of the land in Martello, 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

Martello 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 Martello; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Martello: 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 Martello 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 23 inhabited census areas in Martello. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 65 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 33.9%
  • good 66.1%

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 021049. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.