Borca di Cadore: 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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Borca di Cadore, between Antelao and Pelmo in the Boite valley
In the Boite valley, the road up to Cortina passes through Borca di Cadore, squeezed between two signature peaks of the Dolomites, Antelao and Pelmo. The village lies at around 900 metres and includes Corte di Cadore, where in the 1950s Enrico Mattei's state energy company ENI built a holiday village for its employees, designed by the architect Edoardo Gellner, with houses scattered through the woods, a church and a children's holiday camp.
The housing market reflects that history. Alongside residents' homes there are many second homes and holiday flats, used in summer and in the ski season. Buyers should look at running costs, heating in climate zone F, the coldest, and the condition of the roof, which has to cope with long, snowy winters. A cycle path built on the route of the old Dolomites railway runs along the valley floor.
According to Istat, the national statistics office, there were 822 residents in 2023, almost the same as in 2011 (+0.5%). The average age of 47.4 is below the province of Belluno's 48.6, and over-65s make up 23.5% against 28.1%. Foreign residents account for 8.8%. Declared incomes are in line with the provincial average, slightly above it.
Borca is in seismic zone 3 on the Civil Protection scale, like 26 municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.111 g; in the province 7 municipalities are in zone 1 and 27 in zone 2. For a timber and masonry house, find out when the roof and floors were last rebuilt.
Below rock faces and steep slopes, landslide hazard needs checking house by house, and the report checks it on the official maps for the exact address. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps here, so the report finds the land parcel from the address.
Key points
- Boite valley, between Antelao and Pelmo, on the road to Cortina.
- ENI holiday village at Corte di Cadore, designed by Edoardo Gellner.
- Residents stable since 2011, over-65s at 23.5%.
- Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.111 g.
Overview
Borca di Cadore is a municipality in the province of Belluno, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 822 residents, ranked 44 of 60 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Borca di Cadore 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 0.111 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 number of residents is nearly unchanged. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 8.8% of the population. On average, a household has 1.9 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Borca di Cadore declared an average taxable income of 25,602 euros, in line with the province (25,271 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Borca di Cadore is in climate zone F, with 4,072 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 942 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Borca di Cadore has 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop.
The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 1.3 per 1,000 residents.
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 2.4% of the land in Borca di Cadore, 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
Borca di Cadore is one of the municipalities designated as a radon priority area 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 no contaminated sites in Borca di Cadore.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Borca di Cadore: 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 Borca di Cadore 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 10 inhabited census areas in Borca di Cadore. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 69.0%
- good 31.0%
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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Radon priority areas (Legislative Decree 101/2020), Regione Veneto, national list compiled by ARPA Lombardia. Licence Atto pubblico (art. 5 L. 633/1941), 2025.
- Contaminated sites, ISPRA, MOSAICO - Banca dati nazionale dei siti oggetto di procedimento di bonifica. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 12 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 025007. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.