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Agordo: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Belluno, Veneto. 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: Frazione Toccol 1, Agordo.

Agordo, the Dolomite basin of the Agordino

Agordo is the main town of the Agordino, the basin of the Cordevole valley ringed by the Belluno Dolomites. The town opens out around the Broi, the large tree-lined meadow that serves as its square, with historic buildings and houses facing onto it. Luxottica, the eyewear group, was founded here in 1961 and still has its original factory in Agordo. Belluno is about thirty kilometres away along the valley road.

For a mountain town, Agordo is well served: schools including secondary level, shops, offices and healthcare facilities that serve the whole valley. Homes range from traditional buildings in the centre to blocks from recent decades and scattered houses in the hamlets on the slopes. The climate is alpine, zone F: heating, insulation and snow handling are significant costs.

There were 4,048 residents in 2023 according to Istat, the national statistics office, 4.7% fewer than in 2011. The average age, 48.3, is in line with the province of Belluno, one of the oldest in Italy; over-65s make up 27.7%. Households are small, 2.08 people on average, and foreign residents account for 5.9%. Average declared incomes are well above the provincial average.

The Belluno area spans seismic zones 1 to 3 of the Civil Protection classification: 7 municipalities are in zone 1, 27 in zone 2 and 26, Agordo included, in zone 3. Expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.142 g. For older masonry houses, ask what work has been done on the roof and structure.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report finds the plot from the address. Between the Cordevole, its side streams and the steep mountain slopes, flooding, landslides and debris flows are real issues throughout the Agordino, and they are checked for the individual address.

Key points

  • Main town of the Agordino, where Luxottica was founded in 1961.
  • Over-65s at 27.7%, households of 2.08 people.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.142 g.
  • Climate zone F: heating and snow weigh on costs.

Overview

Agordo is a municipality in the province of Belluno, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 4,048 residents, ranked 13 of 60 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Agordo is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Only 26 of 60 municipalities in the province are in zone 3.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.142 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

Even in zone 3, seismic standards apply to new buildings: for an older building, ask about the design year and any structural work.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has fallen by 4.7%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 5.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Agordo declared an average taxable income of 29,003 euros, above the provincial average (25,271 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Agordo is in climate zone F, with 3,376 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 611 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Agordo has 6 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets, 6 healthcare facilities, 6 sports facilities and 1 green area.

There are 1.5 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.5).

Public transport

We do not yet have open public transport timetables for this municipality: the report says so explicitly, without inventing distances.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 6.2% of the land in Agordo, compared with 2.9% in the province and 11.9% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Agordo is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Regione Veneto in 2025. According to the ISPRA map, the estimated radon emission in the municipality is high. 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 Agordo. 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 Agordo: 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

The cadastral maps for Agordo are public: from the address the report finds the sheet and parcel number.

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 30 inhabited census areas in Agordo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 71 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 24.4%
  • good 75.6%

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 025001. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.