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Falcade: 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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Falcade, the Biois valley at the foot of the Dolomites

Falcade is a mountain village in the Agordino area, in the Biois valley below the Dolomites, on the road up to the San Pellegrino pass. It lives on winter and summer tourism: ski lifts, footpaths, hotels and a large number of holiday flats. Homes are spread between the centre and several hamlets on the sunny slopes of the valley.

The market is shaped by second homes. Anyone buying a holiday flat will mostly find blocks and residences built in recent decades; anyone planning to live here all year should weigh the distance from Belluno and larger services, long winters (climate zone F) and heating costs.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 1,776 residents in 2023, down 13.6% since 2011, or 279 fewer people. The average age of 50.4 is above 48.6 for the province, over-65s are 30.5% and households are small, with 1.97 members on average. Services are those of a resort: 2 pharmacies, 4 schools and 2 supermarkets.

Falcade is in seismic zone 3, as are 25 other municipalities in the province of Belluno, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.093 g in the built-up area. In a mountain block of flats, also ask about the state of the roof and balconies, which take a beating from snow and frost.

On the slopes and along the stream, the report reads the official landslide and flood maps, measures the slope and finds the plot on the Revenue Agency cadastral maps.

Key points

  • Biois valley, on the road to the San Pellegrino pass.
  • Many second homes and holiday flats.
  • Population down 13.6% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.093 g.

Overview

Falcade is a municipality in the province of Belluno, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 1,776 residents, ranked 29 of 60 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Falcade 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 0.093 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 13.6%. The estimated average age is 50 years, higher than the province average (49). 30% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 2.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Falcade declared an average taxable income of 24,117 euros, in line with the province (25,271 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Falcade is in climate zone F, with 4,309 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 1,137 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Falcade has 4 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 7 sports facilities and 4 parks and green areas.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.5 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 2.3% of the land in Falcade, 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

Falcade 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 open contaminated sites in Falcade; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Falcade: 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 Falcade 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 26 inhabited census areas in Falcade. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 82.3%
  • good 17.7%

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 025019. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.