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Scena: 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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The report looks at the exact point: landslide and flood risk, seismic zone, price per square metre for the area, services and nearby stops.

For example: Via Scena 1, Scena.

Scena, the sunny slope above Merano

Scena, Schenna in German, covers the sunny slope north-east of Merano, above the town and at the mouth of the Passeier valley (Val Passiria). The village, at around 600 metres, is surrounded by apple orchards and vineyards, and the land climbs past farmsteads and scattered hamlets to high meadows and forest. Schenna Castle overlooks the centre, and most residents speak German.

It is a tourist resort, with many hotels and holiday flats, and that shapes the housing market: little is available for people who want to live here all year, and South Tyrol has provincial rules on homes reserved for residents. Ask a notary or surveyor to clarify the restrictions on any property before negotiating. Merano is a few minutes away for schools, the hospital and trains; buses serve the village.

The village is growing: 3,049 residents in 2023, up 7.4% on 2011. The mean age of 42.8 is slightly below the provincial figure (43.4); over-65s are 19.3% and foreign residents 9.4%. Declared incomes are below the South Tyrol average.

Earthquake risk is low: all 116 municipalities in the province of Bolzano are in seismic zone 4 of the Civil Protection classification, and the expected ground acceleration here is 0.044 g. On the slopes, access, gradient and surface water matter more, and the report checks them against the official maps.

In South Tyrol property is entered in the land register (Grundbuch, the tavolare system) and the Revenue Agency does not publish cadastral maps. The report says so and works from the address with its other sources; for ownership details you need the land register and the provincial cadastre.

Key points

  • Sunny slope above Merano, among orchards and vineyards.
  • Tourist resort: check the restrictions on each home.
  • 3,049 residents, up 7.4% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 4; land register, no Revenue Agency maps.

Overview

Scena is a municipality in the province of Bolzano/Bozen, in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. At the end of 2023 it had 3,049 residents, ranked 50 of 116 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Scena 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 0.044 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 grown by 7.4%. The estimated average age is 43 years, in line with the province. 19% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 22%). Foreign residents make up 9.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Scena declared an average taxable income of 24,853 euros, below the provincial average (28,222 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Scena is in climate zone F, with 3,317 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 600 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Health lists, Scena has 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets and 1 sports facility.

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 4 bus lines. That is about 17.1 stops per 1,000 residents.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 3.5% of the land in Scena, 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

Scena 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 Scena; 2 have been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Scena: 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 Scena 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 51 inhabited census areas in Scena. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 71 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 20.6%
  • good 79.4%

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

ISTAT code 021087. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.