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Vadena

Livability 6.7/10 · 1,097 residents · official site ↗

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Photo: Mario Penner · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons↗

Who this town suits

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

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 — 59 places to eat within 5km.
  • Well connected by rail — a station about 1.3km away.
  • An airport with scheduled flights is within easy reach — Bolzano Airport (BZO), about 5.3km away.
Depends on you
  • The coast is close — about 5.6km to the nearest beach.
  • A small village — around 1,097 residents — quiet by nature.
  • A younger community than most Italian towns — median age about 43.
Working against it
  • The population is gradually declining — down 0.63% in the latest year. Worth weighing if long-term services and resale matter to you.
  • 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

Population1,097
Median age43
Under 1526.6%
Over 6518.8%
Foreign residents134 (12.2%)
Population sourceISTAT (official)

Where the population is heading

In 2025 (year-on-year)
Population change (1,104 → 1,097)-0.63%-7
Natural change (10 births − 3 deaths)+7
International migration (3 arrived − 5 left)-2
Internal migration (44 arrived − 56 left)-12

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
0132740530–410–1420–2430–3440–4450–5460–6470–7480–8490–94100+
Age band →

Property prices

Buy (sale)€1,750–3,700/m²
Rent€4.3–10.8/m²·mo
Central€2,400–3,700/m² · €7–10.8/m²·mo
Rural€1,750–2,800/m² · €4.3–7/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) · 5.3 km · Regional
International hubTreviso Airport (TSF) · 109.4 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 / fitness1.7km
Golf course6km
Park / green space0.1km
Sports pitch70 within 5km
Tennis court0.1km
Spa / sauna2.5km
Playground0.1km
Swimming pool0.9km
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
1 / 6 / 14
Pharmacies
- / 3 / 7
Restaurants
2 / 19 / 69
Cafés / bars
- / 18 / 38
Banks / ATMs
1 / 10 / 19
Post offices
- / 2 / 4
Doctors
- / 2 / 4
Schools
4 / 18 / 25
Clinics
  • 1.cityclinic (in San Giacomo - St. Jakob)
    ~16 min driving (9.4 km by road)
  • 2.Centro Iperbarico Bolzano - Zentrum für hyperbare Sauerstofftherapie (in San Giacomo - St. Jakob)
    ~18 min driving (10.5 km by road)
  • 3.Melitta Care (in Ponte d'Adige - Sigmundskron)
    ~17 min driving (12.5 km by road)
Dentists
  • 1.Zahnzentrum Eppan (in St. Michael - San Michele)
    ~13 min driving (7.8 km by road)
  • 2.Dr. Daniel Reinhard (in St. Michael - San Michele)
    ~13 min driving (7.9 km by road)
  • 3.Dott. Markus Dipoli (in San Giacomo - St. Jakob)
    ~14 min driving (8.2 km by road)
Hospital
  • Ospedale di Bolzano - Krankenhaus Bozen (in Ponte d'Adige - Sigmundskron)
    ~18 min driving (13.8 km by road)
Beach
  • Beach (in Gand - Ganda)
    ~14 min driving (8.4 km by road)
Bus stopIn town (0.0km)
Train stationNearby (1.3km)

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

Morocco38
Pakistan24
Romania12
Slovakia11
Bangladesh9
North Macedonia7
Kosovo6
Germany5
India5
Poland3
Iraq2
Nigeria2
Austria1
Croatia1
Russia1
Philippines1
Lithuania1
Moldova1
Czech Republic1
Tunisia1
…2

Foreign community — estimated religious background

Muslim74
Christian (Orthodox)14
Hindu/Sikh5
Mixed Christian / Muslim2

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 5 days — actively maintained
Online servicesANPR registry, PagoPA payments
Events & cultureActive local events/festivals mentioned

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 comune2 primaries
2 state · MIUR 2026/27
UniversityNearest: Freie Universität Bozen - Libera Università di Bolzano · 9.9 km

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 Vadena

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 →