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Sesto: 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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For example: Via San Giuseppe 1, Sesto.

Sesto, upper Pusteria and its Dolomites

Sesto, Sexten in German, is the municipality at the head of the valley of the same name in upper Pusteria, at the far eastern end of South Tyrol. The village stands at about 1,300 metres, with the hamlet of Moso higher up towards Val Fiscalina and the Sexten Dolomites all around, very popular with hikers. Tourism in winter and summer keeps the economy going.

For buyers this means a market with precise rules. In South Tyrol new homes are often tied to residents: before buying, check with the municipality or a notary what restrictions apply to the property. Declared incomes are above the average for the province of Bolzano.

There are 1,859 residents in 2023, down 4.0% since 2011. The average age is 44.8 (province: 43.4), over-65s are 20.9% and foreign residents 10.4%. Public transport counts 29 stops and 6 bus lines, also useful for reaching the valley floor.

Sesto is in seismic zone 4, like all of South Tyrol, with an expected acceleration of 0.071 g. At this altitude the climate is zone F, and the real costs are heating, snow on the roof and maintenance. Torrents, alluvial fans and avalanches are checked on the official maps for the address.

The tavolare system applies here, land registers in the Austrian tradition. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) does not publish parcel maps for the province of Bolzano, so the report cannot trace the plot from the map: details come from the cadastre and land register.

Key points

  • Upper Pusteria, at the foot of the Sexten Dolomites.
  • Tourist market with residency restrictions to check.
  • 29 stops and 6 bus lines.
  • Tavolare land registry: no Revenue Agency parcel maps.

Overview

Sesto is a municipality in the province of Bolzano/Bozen, in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. At the end of 2023 it had 1,859 residents, ranked 76 of 116 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Sesto 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 0.071 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 fallen by 4.0%. The estimated average age is 45 years, in line with the province. 21% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 22%). Foreign residents make up 10.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Sesto declared an average taxable income of 29,232 euros, in line with the province (28,222 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Sesto is in climate zone F, with 4,718 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 1,310 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Health lists, Sesto has 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 school, 5 sports facilities and 6 parks and green areas.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.7 per 1,000 residents.

Public transport

Within the municipality there are 29 public transport stops, served by 6 bus lines. That is about 15.6 stops per 1,000 residents.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 1.6% of the land in Sesto, compared with 2.7% in the province and 2.9% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.6 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Sesto 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Sesto. The report tells you whether one is close to the address.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Sesto: 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 Sesto 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 43 inhabited census areas in Sesto. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 63 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 59.4%
  • good 40.6%

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 021092. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.