Ponte Gardena: what to know before buying a home

Overview

Ponte Gardena is a municipality in the province of Bolzano/Bozen, in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. At the end of 2023 it had 219 residents, among the smallest in the province (116 of 116).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Ponte Gardena 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 0.053 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.

• Seismic zones 1, 2, 3 and 4: what they mean for buyers
• What is PGA

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood risk changes from one street to the next, even within the same municipality: for this reason we do not summarise it as a single figure for the whole of Ponte Gardena.

The report checks the exact address against the ISPRA national maps and tells you in plain words whether the building falls within an at-risk area. The official map is also available on IdroGEO.

• Flood-prone areas P1, P2 and P3: what they mean
• ISPRA IdroGEO

House prices

We do not publish price tables by municipality. The report gives the minimum and maximum price per square metre for the address's zone, from the Revenue Agency's OMI valuations, with the reference half-year. It is a range for the zone, not the value of a specific home.

• How we read local prices

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has grown by 12.3%. The estimated average age is 41 years, lower than the province average (43). 16% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 22%). Foreign residents make up 21.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

• Census section

Public transport

Within the municipality there are 4 public transport stops, served by 6 bus lines. That is about 18.3 stops per 1,000 residents.

• Which timetables we use

Land registry

For Ponte Gardena 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.

• Sheet and parcel

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.
• Public transport timetables (GTFS): STA Alto Adige, STA - Strutture Trasporto Alto Adige, Open Data Hub Alto Adige (GTFS). Licence CC0 1.0, version 20260923.
• List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.

ISTAT code 021065. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.