San Candido: 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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San Candido, the upper Puster valley towards Austria
At over a thousand metres, at the top end of the Puster valley, San Candido (Innichen in German) is the last sizeable village before the Austrian border. The Drava river rises nearby and flows into Austria, and along its course runs the cycle path to Lienz, one of the busiest in the Alps. The centre is gathered around the Romanesque collegiate church, one of the most important monuments in South Tyrol.
The economy lives on tourism all year round: skiing in winter, hiking and cycling in summer. This weighs heavily on the housing market, with many second homes and holiday flats alongside residents' homes. The province of Bolzano has specific rules on homes reserved for residents and on new second homes: before buying, check any restrictions on the property with a notary.
Transport links are good for a mountain village. The open public transport data list 40 stops and 16 routes, 2 of them by rail, towards the rest of the Puster valley and into Austria. There are 3,337 residents (2023), up 4.2% since 2011, with an average age of 44.7 against 43.4 in the province. Foreign residents account for 8.1%. Average incomes are above the South Tyrol average.
Earthquakes are not an issue: all of South Tyrol is in seismic zone 4, and the expected acceleration here is about 0.065 g. What matters more is the climate (zone F, the coldest in the Italian heating classification), with very long winters, and the quality of insulation. Property is recorded in the land register system (catasto tavolare, with a Grundbuch instead of the Revenue Agency's maps), which is how ownership is registered in South Tyrol.
Key points
- Upper Puster valley, the last large village before Austria.
- 40 stops and 16 routes, including rail.
- Residents up 4.2% since 2011.
- Land register system (tavolare), seismic zone 4.
Overview
San Candido is a municipality in the province of Bolzano/Bozen, in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. At the end of 2023 it had 3,337 residents, ranked 41 of 116 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, San Candido 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 0.065 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 4.2%. The estimated average age is 45 years, in line with the province. 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 22%). Foreign residents make up 8.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in San Candido declared an average taxable income of 30,289 euros, above the provincial average (28,222 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
San Candido is in climate zone F, with 4,188 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 1,175 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Health lists, San Candido has 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 schools, 5 grocery shops and supermarkets, 3 healthcare facilities, 5 sports facilities and 4 parks and green areas.
There are 0.6 schools per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.2).
Public transport
Within the municipality there are 40 public transport stops, served by 14 bus lines, 2 train lines. That is about 12.0 stops per 1,000 residents.
How built-up it is
Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 2.4% of the land in San Candido, 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
San Candido is one of the municipalities designated as a radon priority area 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 San Candido; 5 have been cleaned up or closed.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within San Candido: 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 San Candido 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 58 inhabited census areas in San Candido. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 73 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 21.9%
- good 46.3%
- very good 31.8%
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 021077. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.