Trentino-Alto Adige/SüdtirolBolzano/Bozen

Bressanone

Livability 7.2/10 · 23,350 residents · official site ↗

Who this town suits

based on 100% of factors · 6/6 factors
based on 90% of factors · 9/10 factors
based on 82% of factors · 9/11 factors
based on 78% of factors · 7/9 factors
based on 83% of factors · 5/6 factors
based on 100% of factors · 6/6 factors
based on 62% of factors · 5/8 factors
based on 100% of factors · 6/6 factors
based on 88% of factors · 7/8 factors
based on 92% of factors · 11/12 factors
based on 100% of factors · 7/7 factors
based on 50% of factors · 3/6 factors · provisional

Scores are 0–10, computed only from factors we have data for; coverage shows how complete that is. A low score means a poor fit for that group’s needs, not a bad town. Tap an audience to see what drove its score.

The honest read

Working in its favour
  • Plenty of daily life within reach — 63 places to eat within 5km.
  • Well connected by rail — a station about 0.9km away.
  • An airport with scheduled flights is within easy reach — Bolzano Airport (BZO), about 38.2km away.
  • An established international community — 515 residents from Western countries already here.
  • The population is growing — up 1.05% in the latest year.
Depends on you
  • A younger community than most Italian towns — median age about 44.
Working against it
  • No hospital shows up within reach in our mapping — worth checking where the nearest one actually is before committing.

Written from the data on this page — this town's own ISTAT and OpenStreetMap figures, not editorial impressions.

People

Population23,350
Median age44
Under 1526.5%
Over 6520.4%
Foreign residents2,889 (12.4%)
Population sourceISTAT (official)

Where the population is heading

In 2025 (year-on-year)
Population change (23,108 → 23,350)+1.05%+242
Natural change (209 births − 219 deaths)-10
International migration (247 arrived − 168 left)+79
Internal migration (736 arrived − 563 left)+173

Arrivals and departures over the year, from the ISTAT demographic balance. International migration counts moves across Italy’s border; internal migration counts moves to and from other Italian comuni.

Long-range projections are published by ISTAT only for comuni over ~5,000 residents.

Age structure

Male Female
02424837259660–410–1420–2430–3440–4450–5460–6470–7480–8490–94100+
Age band →

Property prices

Buy (sale)€1,500–6,300/m²
Rent€4.2–21/m²·mo
Central€2,900–4,200/m² · €9.7–14/m²·mo
Semi-central€2,600–6,300/m² · €8.7–21/m²·mo
Outskirts€1,800–3,600/m² · €4.5–10.5/m²·mo
Rural€1,500–2,400/m² · €4.2–6.4/m²·mo

Agenzia delle Entrate - OMI · 2025 H2 · broad indicative €/m² ranges by OMI zone, not a valuation or a listing price. Always check the specific address and current listings for any property.

Air travel

Nearest airportBolzano Airport (BZO) · 38.2 km · Regional
International hubTreviso Airport (TSF) · 125.7 km · International

Nearest airport with scheduled passenger service (great-circle distance). Verified against OurAirports, Assaeroporti and Wikipedia — cargo-only and general-aviation fields are excluded. Check the airport site for current routes and timetables.

Leisure & facilities

Gym / fitness0.4km
Golf coursenone nearby
Park / green spacein town
Sports pitch77 within 5km
Tennis court0.4km
Spa / sauna0.4km
Playground0.2km
Swimming pool0.2km
Walking / hiking pathsnone nearby

Mapped from OpenStreetMap; absence here means “not mapped,” which isn’t always the same as “not there.”

Daily life & distances (within 1 km / 3 km / 5 km)

Supermarkets
12 / 23 / 25
Pharmacies
5 / 7 / 7
Restaurants
29 / 62 / 75
Cafés / bars
51 / 69 / 77
Banks / ATMs
15 / 24 / 26
Post offices
1 / 4 / 4
Doctors
4 / 4 / 4
Dentists
13 / 15 / 15
Schools
21 / 33 / 38
Clinics
  • Brixsana private clinic (in Mahr - La Mara)
    ~7 min driving (3.3 km by road)
Hospital
  • Krankenhaus Brixen - Ospedale Bressanone (in Oberer Burgfrieden - Castelliere di Sopra)
    ~3 min driving (1.4 km by road)
Beach
  • Spiaggietta Ciamaor (in Ciamaor)
    ~37 min driving (33.8 km by road)
Bus stopIn town (0.1km)
Train stationNearby (0.9km)

Counts show what’s mapped in OpenStreetMap within each ring. Where little is close, the nearest few are listed with an estimated drive time (a guide, not a measured route; typically ~1.5× the straight-line distance at rural speeds). Daily services are searched to 15 km; hospital and beach to 100 km.

Foreign community

Albania392
Pakistan359
Germany342
Ukraine188
Romania159
Austria131
Slovakia121
China99
North Macedonia76
Kosovo69
Morocco68
Bangladesh55
India55
Poland52
Afghanistan48
Hungary44
Nigeria43
Bulgaria37
Algeria35
Iraq35
Gambia, Serbia, Peru, Senegal, Russia, Croatia, Iran, Tunisia, Spain, Brazil, Mali, Czech Republic, France, Moldova, Netherlands, Turkey, Egypt, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cuba, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Tanzania, Argentina, Colombia, Guinea, Mexico, Ghana, Lithuania, United States of America, South Africa, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Venezuela, Bolivia, Ivory Coast, Kyrgyzstan, Thailand, Belgium, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Mauritania, Portugal, Dominican Republic, …481

Foreign community — estimated religious background

Muslim685
Mixed Christian / Muslim435
Christian (Orthodox)394
Buddhist / Non-religious99
Hindu/Sikh55
Christian6
Christian (Catholic)3

Estimated from the foreignresidents’ country of citizenship, not a religion census — a guide to the likely background of the foreign community, not a measured figure.

Civic vitality

Municipal siteUpdated in the last 1 days — actively maintained
Online servicesCIE login, PagoPA payments
Events & cultureActive local events/festivals mentioned
Schools & childcarecurrent enrolments, nursery (current school year)

Read automatically from the comune’s own website — soft signals of how active the local administration is, not a verdict. Some towns use a shared regional portal, so a quiet site doesn’t always mean a quiet town. See the methodology.

Schools & education

Schools in the comune16 primaries · 4 middle schools · 7 high schools
23 state · 4 private · MIUR 2026/27
High schools: ist prof per i servizi commerciali e turistici, istituto magistrale, istituto superiore, istituto tecnico commerciale, liceo classico, liceo scientifico
UniversityPhilosophisch-Theologische Hochschule Brixen - Studio Teologico Accademico Bressanone · in the comune

School counts from the MIUR Anagrafe scuole (presence by level, not a ranking). Universities and conservatories/academies from the MIUR institution lists; nearby university presence from OpenStreetMap. A student presence often means more rentals and services.

What’s around Bressanone

Nearby features by direction and distance — what we could locate, nothing guessed.

Sources: ISTAT↗ · OpenStreetMap↗ · Comune site↗ · Photo↗ · Updated October 9, 2026 · How we know this →