Moso in Passiria: 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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Moso in Passiria, the upper valley above Merano
Heading up the Passeier valley (Val Passiria) from Merano, the valley narrows and climbs to Moso in Passiria (Moos in Passeier), which covers its highest part. The municipality is a scatter of farmsteads, hamlets and small villages on steep slopes, with the town hall at around a thousand metres and pastures rising far higher. Roads lead on to the Alpine passes and side valleys, and hikers and skiers come in summer and winter. German is the main language.
The striking figure is age. Istat, Italy's statistics office, counts 2,026 residents in 2023, down 6.7% since 2011, yet the average age is 40.6, below the provincial 43.4, and 17.4% are over 65. Foreign residents make up 1.8%. Declared incomes are below the South Tyrol average.
Buying here means dealing with specific rules. South Tyrol uses the tavolare land registry, with ownership entered in the Land Book (Libro fondiario), and provincial rules reserve part of new housing for local residents, so before making an offer check any restriction on the property with the municipality or a notary. The Revenue Agency does not publish plot maps here, and the report says so.
Public transport serves the valley with 5 bus lines and 72 recorded stops, which also helps for getting to Merano. The seismic zone is 4, the lowest, with an expected acceleration of 0.041 g. High in the mountains, snow, cold and slopes matter more: this is climate zone F, and the report reads the official landslide maps for the address and the flood maps near the streams.
Key points
- Upper Passeier valley, farmsteads and hamlets above Merano.
- Average age 40.6, younger than the province.
- Tavolare land registry: no Revenue Agency plot maps.
- Buses: 5 lines and 72 stops in the data.
Overview
Moso in Passiria is a municipality in the province of Bolzano/Bozen, in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. At the end of 2023 it had 2,026 residents, ranked 70 of 116 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Moso in Passiria 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 0.041 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 6.7%. The estimated average age is 41 years, lower than the province average (43). 17% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 22%). Foreign residents make up 1.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.7 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Moso in Passiria declared an average taxable income of 21,530 euros, below the provincial average (28,222 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Moso in Passiria is in climate zone F, with 4,058 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 1,007 metres above sea level.
Services
In the Overture Maps data, Moso in Passiria has 1 grocery shop, 3 sports facilities and 2 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 72 public transport stops, served by 5 bus lines. That is about 35.5 stops per 1,000 residents.
How built-up it is
Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 0.8% of the land in Moso in Passiria, 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
Moso in Passiria 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 Moso in Passiria; one has been cleaned up or closed.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Moso in Passiria: 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 Moso in Passiria 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 35 inhabited census areas in Moso in Passiria. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 62 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 79.9%
- good 20.1%
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
- 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 021054. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.