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Tires: 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 San Giorgio 1, Tires.

Tires, the valley at the foot of the Catinaccio

Tires (Tiers in German) fills a side valley in South Tyrol that rises towards the Catinaccio group, known in German as the Rosengarten and one of the most recognisable mountains in the Dolomites. The village sits at around 1,000 metres, with the hamlet of San Cipriano close by, and hay meadows, farmsteads and forest all around. German is the main language spoken.

Mountain farming and tourism are what keep the place going, and buyers will mostly find family houses, flats in small buildings and a few guesthouses. Winters are those of climate zone F, long and cold. Average declared incomes are higher than in the province of Bolzano as a whole. Transport is by bus: provincial data count 3 lines and 31 stops within the municipality.

According to Istat, the national statistics office, there were 1,025 residents in 2023, up 6.0% on 2011. The average age is 42.7, in line with the 43.4 of South Tyrol, and over-65s make up 20.7%. Foreign residents account for 6.4%.

Earthquake hazard is low: all 116 municipalities in the province are in seismic zone 4, and in Tires the expected ground acceleration is 0.058 g. Snow, slopes and mountain streams matter more, and the report checks them at the house with the official landslide and flood maps.

Property here is recorded under the land register system (catasto tavolare): in South Tyrol ownership is checked in the Grundbuch, and the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) does not publish its maps, so the report cannot trace the land parcel from the address. Before buying, also ask about provincial rules on housing reserved for residents and on closed farms (maso chiuso), which can limit sale or use.

Key points

  • Side valley in South Tyrol at the foot of the Catinaccio.
  • Population up 6.0% since 2011.
  • 3 bus lines and 31 stops in the municipality.
  • Land register system: ownership checked in the Grundbuch.

Overview

Tires is a municipality in the province of Bolzano/Bozen, in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. At the end of 2023 it had 1,025 residents, ranked 101 of 116 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Tires 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 0.058 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 6.0%. The estimated average age is 43 years, in line with the province. 21% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 22%). Foreign residents make up 6.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Tires declared an average taxable income of 30,114 euros, above the provincial average (28,222 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Tires is in climate zone F, with 4,050 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 1,028 metres above sea level.

Services

In the Overture Maps data, Tires has 1 grocery shop 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 31 public transport stops, served by 3 bus lines. That is about 30.2 stops per 1,000 residents.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 1.4% of the land in Tires, 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

Tires 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 Tires; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Tires: 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 Tires 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 18 inhabited census areas in Tires. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 62 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 59.6%
  • good 40.4%

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 021100. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.