Canale d'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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Canale d'Agordo, Albino Luciani's village in the Biois valley
Albino Luciani, elected pope in 1978 as John Paul I, was born here, and the village has a museum dedicated to him. Canale d'Agordo, known as Forno di Canale until 1964, lies in the Biois valley, a side valley of the Agordino in the Belluno Dolomites, at almost a thousand metres.
The property market is that of a mountain village: stone and timber houses in the centre, often on several floors, newer homes on the edges and a share of second homes used in summer and winter, with the valley's ski slopes nearby. Agordo is the reference point for schools and services, Belluno for the main hospital. The climate zone is F: long winters, snow and heavy heating bills, so look closely at insulation and windows. Declared incomes are slightly below the provincial average.
In 2023 there were 1,057 residents, 9.8% fewer than in 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 49.8 against 48.6 in the province, and over-65s are 29.0%. Foreign nationals make up 2.7% and households average 1.96 people.
Canale d'Agordo is in seismic zone 3, like 25 other municipalities in the province of Belluno, which has 27 in zone 2 and 7 in zone 1. The expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is 0.096 g. In an old mountain house, the roof, which has to carry the snow, is the first thing to have checked.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps, and the report finds the plot from the address. Between the Biois stream and the valley sides, the official flood and landslide maps are read for the exact spot.
Key points
- Birthplace of Albino Luciani, Pope John Paul I.
- Mountain valley in the Agordino, seismic zone 3.
- Residents down 9.8% since 2011, over-65s at 29.0%.
- Long winters: insulation and windows weigh heavily on costs.
Overview
Canale d'Agordo is a municipality in the province of Belluno, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 1,057 residents, ranked 43 of 60 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Canale d'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 0.096 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 9.8%. The estimated average age is 50 years, in line with the province. 29% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 2.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Canale d'Agordo declared an average taxable income of 24,338 euros, in line with the province (25,271 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Canale d'Agordo is in climate zone F, with 4,055 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 976 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Canale d'Agordo has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 sports facility and 1 green area.
The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.7 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 1.2% of the land in Canale d'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
Canale d'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 medium. 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 Canale d'Agordo.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Canale d'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 Canale d'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 15 inhabited census areas in Canale d'Agordo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 64 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 68.2%
- good 31.8%
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
- 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 025023. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.