Comelico Superiore: 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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Comelico Superiore, four mountain villages near the Pustertal
Comelico Superiore is a Dolomite municipality in the far north of the province of Belluno, above a thousand metres, made up of four villages: Candide, where the town hall is, Casamazzagno, Dosoledo and Padola. This is the north-eastern corner of the Veneto, and from the Monte Croce Comelico pass the road drops into the Pustertal (Val Pusteria) in South Tyrol.
People live in these villages all year round, outside the holiday season too. Village houses are often built of timber and stone, and some of the old haylofts (tabià) have been turned into homes. One thing to know: many woods and pastures belong to the Regole, centuries-old associations of local families who manage the land in common, and this affects what can be bought and built outside the villages. Padola has ski lifts and cross-country trails, and some houses belong to holidaymakers. The municipality has 2 pharmacies and 3 school sites.
Istat, the national statistics office, counted 2,060 residents in 2023, down 12.0% on 2011. The average age is 49.3 (province: 48.6), 29.1% are over 65 and 2.6% are foreign nationals. Declared incomes are below the average for the province of Belluno.
The municipality is in seismic zone 3, like 25 other municipalities in the province, with expected ground acceleration of 0.098 g. In timber and stone houses, the roof, insulation and heating matter most, since this is Italy's coldest climate zone.
Avalanches, landslides and mountain streams are assessed on the address. The report finds the parcel on the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) maps and compares it with the official hazard maps.
Key points
- Four Dolomite villages: Candide, Casamazzagno, Dosoledo, Padola.
- Many woods and pastures owned by the Regole.
- Population down 12.0% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.098 g.
Overview
Comelico Superiore is a municipality in the province of Belluno, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 2,060 residents, ranked 25 of 60 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Comelico Superiore 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 0.098 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 12.0%. The estimated average age is 49 years, in line with the province. 29% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 2.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Comelico Superiore declared an average taxable income of 21,753 euros, below the provincial average (25,271 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Comelico Superiore is in climate zone F, with 4,496 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 1,210 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Comelico Superiore has 3 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility, 1 sports facility and 1 green area.
There are 1.0 pharmacies per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.4).
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 1.5% of the land in Comelico Superiore, 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
Comelico Superiore 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 no contaminated sites in Comelico Superiore.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Comelico Superiore: 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 Comelico Superiore 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 18 inhabited census areas in Comelico Superiore. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 66 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 0.2%
- fair 45.3%
- good 54.5%
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 025015. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.