Perca: 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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Perca, in the Puster Valley next to Brunico
Perca (Percha in German) is a municipality in the Puster Valley (Val Pusteria) in South Tyrol, just east of Brunico. The village and its hamlets spread between the valley floor, where the main road and the Puster Valley railway run, and sunny slopes that climb towards farmsteads and forest. German is the most widely spoken language.
For anyone working in Brunico, Perca is very convenient, and the train helps: in the published timetables the municipality has 46 stops served by 1 railway line and 7 bus lines. The report shows the distance to the nearest stop for each address. In South Tyrol housing is governed by specific provincial rules, including restrictions on homes reserved for residents, which must be checked before any purchase.
Perca is growing: 1,709 residents in 2023, up 17.1% on 2011, according to Istat, the national statistics office. It is a young municipality, with an average age of 41.1 against 43.4 in the province and over-65s at 16.6%. Households have 2.37 members on average and incomes are above the provincial average.
All 116 municipalities in the province of Bolzano are in seismic zone 4, the lowest; in Perca the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is 0.054 g. In climate zone F, insulation and heating systems matter most.
Land registration works differently here: South Tyrol uses the land book (Libro fondiario, the tavolare system) and the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) does not publish cadastral maps for the province. The report says so and does not trace the address to a land parcel; boundaries and ownership are shown by the land book and the provincial cadastre.
Key points
- Puster Valley, just east of Brunico, with a railway stop.
- Residents up 17.1% since 2011, average age 41.1.
- All 116 South Tyrol municipalities in seismic zone 4.
- Land book system: no Revenue Agency cadastral maps.
Overview
Perca is a municipality in the province of Bolzano/Bozen, in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. At the end of 2023 it had 1,709 residents, ranked 83 of 116 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Perca 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 0.054 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 17.1%. 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 3.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Perca declared an average taxable income of 29,928 euros, above the provincial average (28,222 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Perca is in climate zone F, with 3,966 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 952 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Health lists, Perca has 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 1 healthcare facility and 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 46 public transport stops, served by 7 bus lines, 1 train line. That is about 26.9 stops per 1,000 residents.
How built-up it is
Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 2.9% of the land in Perca, compared with 2.7% in the province and 2.9% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 10.5 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Perca 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 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 Perca; one has been cleaned up or closed.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Perca: 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 Perca 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 37 inhabited census areas in Perca. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 68 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 19.6%
- good 80.4%
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 021063. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.