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Trentino-Alto Adige/SüdtirolBolzano/Bozen

Laces

Livability 7.2/10 · 5,279 residents · official site ↗

Laces — Lamia textor Fabricius, 1775 (4385444516).jpg1/10
Photo: Udo Schmidt from Deutschland · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons↗

Who this town suits

based on 100% of factors · 6/6 factors
based on 90% of factors · 9/10 factors
based on 78% of factors · 7/9 factors
based on 92% of factors · 11/12 factors
based on 82% of factors · 9/11 factors
based on 83% of factors · 5/6 factors
based on 88% of factors · 7/8 factors
based on 62% of factors · 5/8 factors
based on 100% of factors · 7/7 factors
based on 50% of factors · 3/6 factors · provisional
based on 100% of factors · 6/6 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
  • Well connected by rail — a station about 0.3km away.
  • An airport with scheduled flights is within easy reach — Bolzano Airport (BZO), about 39.8km away.
  • An established international community — 89 residents from Western countries already here.
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

Population5,279
Median age44
Under 1525.4%
Over 6520.2%
Foreign residents601 (11.4%)
Population sourceISTAT (official)

Where the population is heading

In 2025 (year-on-year)
Population change (5,293 → 5,279)-0.26%-14
Natural change (42 births − 43 deaths)-1
International migration (42 arrived − 40 left)+2
Internal migration (105 arrived − 120 left)-15

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
0581151732300–410–1420–2430–3440–4450–5460–6470–7480–8490–94100+
Age band →

Natural hazards

Earthquakes (last 20 yrs)1 recorded, strongest M3.6

Earthquakes from INGV (national seismic record); flood and landslide exposure from ISPRA IdroGEO (share of residents living in a mapped high-hazard zone). Wildfire history isn’t yet sourced. Always check the specific address of any property.

Property prices

Buy (sale)€1,600–4,400/m²
Rent€4–12.8/m²·mo
Central€3,100–4,400/m² · €7.3–12.8/m²·mo
Outskirts€2,400–3,300/m² · €7–9.6/m²·mo
Rural€1,600–2,500/m² · €4–7.3/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) · 39.8 km · Regional
International hubVerona Villafranca Valerio Catullo Airport (VRN) · 135.9 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 / fitness0.7km
Golf coursenone nearby
Park / green space2.5km
Sports pitch21 within 5km
Tennis court0.7km
Spa / sauna0.7km
Playground0.4km
Swimming pool0.1km
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
5 / 8 / 11
Restaurants
8 / 22 / 37
Cafés / bars
9 / 11 / 18
Banks / ATMs
6 / 9 / 10
Schools
1 / 5 / 9
Pharmacies
  • 1.Sonnenberg (in Latsch - Laces)
    ~0 min driving (0 km by road)
  • 2.Burgapotheke (in Kastelbell - Castelbello)
    ~9 min driving (5.2 km by road)
  • 3.Farmacia Silandro - Apotheke Schlanders (in Schlanders - Silandro)
    ~16 min driving (9.6 km by road)
Post offices
  • 1.Poste Italiane (in Latsch - Laces)
    ~1 min driving (0.2 km by road)
  • 2.PT - Poste Italiane (in Goldrain - Coldrano)
    ~8 min driving (3.9 km by road)
  • 3.Postamt (in Kastelbell - Castelbello)
    ~8 min driving (5.1 km by road)
Doctors
  • Hausärzte Naturns (in Naturns - Naturno)
    ~24 min driving (17.7 km by road)
Clinics
  • Clinic (in Schlanders - Silandro)
    ~17 min driving (10.1 km by road)
Dentists
  • 1.Dr. Norbert Staffler (in Latsch - Laces)
    ~1 min driving (0.2 km by road)
  • 2.Studio32 (in Naturns - Naturno)
    ~23 min driving (17.4 km by road)
Hospital
  • Bezirkskrankenhaus Schlanders - Ospedale di distretto Silandro (in Schlanders - Silandro)
    ~16 min driving (9.4 km by road)
Beach
  • Beach (in Sanzeno)
    ~54 min driving (49.5 km by road)
Bus stopIn town (0.1km)
Train stationIn town (0.3km)

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

Romania81
Germany69
Morocco64
Slovakia58
Kosovo36
Pakistan36
Albania32
Nigeria24
India22
Bosnia and Herzegovina17
Hungary16
Dominican Republic13
North Macedonia12
Turkey12
Austria11
Ukraine11
Moldova10
Tunisia10
Poland8
Georgia7
Czech Republic, Croatia, Cameroon, Switzerland, Bulgaria, Russia, Portugal, …52

Foreign community — estimated religious background

Muslim111
Christian (Orthodox)105
Mixed Christian / Muslim56
Hindu/Sikh22

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 0 days — actively maintained
Online servicesANPR registry, CIE login, PagoPA payments
Events & cultureActive local events/festivals mentioned
Schools & childcarepre-school, primary school (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 comune4 primaries · 1 middle school
5 state · MIUR 2026/27
UniversityNearest: Freie Universität Bozen - Libera Università di Bolzano · 39.7 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 Laces

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 →