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Borgo Valbelluna: 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 Cavassico Inferiore 1, Borgo Valbelluna.

Borgo Valbelluna, Mel, Lentiai and Trichiana along the Piave

Borgo Valbelluna is a recent municipality, created in 2019 by merging Mel, Lentiai and Trichiana, three towns of the Valbelluna valley on the left bank of the Piave, between Belluno and Feltre. The old names are still what people use day to day, and each has its own centre, its square and a string of outlying hamlets.

The land runs from the valley floor along the river up to the slopes of the Pre-Alps, with meadows, woods and hamlets higher up. Buyers choose between the lower areas, handier for Belluno, Feltre and services, and the higher hamlets, with stone houses to restore, more snow in winter and steep roads. Many properties are old farmhouses, sometimes with a hay barn, that need substantial work.

With 13,475 residents in 2023, Borgo Valbelluna ranks number 3 in the province of Belluno by population; since 2011 it has fallen by 3.7%, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The estimated mean age is 47.8 against 48.6 for the province, over-65s are 26.9% and foreign residents 5.0%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Earthquakes are the first thing to look at here. The municipality is in seismic zone 1, the highest class in the national classification set by the Civil Protection Department, along with 6 other municipalities in the Belluno area, and expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.236 g. For a stone house or barn conversion, budget for a seismic strengthening project, which may qualify for the tax incentives available for this kind of work.

Landslide hazard on the slopes and flood hazard near the Piave and its streams need checking at the individual address, and the report does this with the official maps. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps and the parcel leads to the building.

Key points

  • Created in 2019 from Mel, Lentiai and Trichiana, along the Piave.
  • Seismic zone 1, the highest, acceleration about 0.236 g.
  • Population down 3.7% since 2011.
  • Stone houses and barns: budget for structural work.

Overview

Borgo Valbelluna is a municipality in the province of Belluno, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 13,475 residents, the third most populous in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Borgo Valbelluna is in seismic zone 1, the highest-risk zone, where very strong earthquakes are possible. Only 7 of 60 municipalities in the province are in zone 1.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.236 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Borgo Valbelluna, the building matters a great deal: ask for the design year, whether it met the 2008 seismic standards, and whether any seismic retrofit has been carried out.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has fallen by 3.7%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 5.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Borgo Valbelluna declared an average taxable income of 23,829 euros, below the provincial average (25,271 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Borgo Valbelluna is in climate zone F, with 3,140 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 352 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Borgo Valbelluna has 13 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets, 6 healthcare facilities, 7 sports facilities and 1 green area.

There are 0.2 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.7).

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 4.8% of the land in Borgo Valbelluna, 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

Borgo Valbelluna is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Regione Veneto in 2025. 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 Borgo Valbelluna, and one more has been cleaned up or closed. 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 Borgo Valbelluna: 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 Borgo Valbelluna 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 180 inhabited census areas in Borgo Valbelluna. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 58 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 2.2%
  • fair 97.8%

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 025074. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.