Feltre: 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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Feltre, the walled town between the Feltre peaks and Monte Grappa
On one side rise the Vette Feltrine, inside the Dolomiti Bellunesi National Park, on the other the Grappa massif: Feltre fills the basin between these mountains in the south-western part of the province of Belluno. The historic town sits on a hill inside its walls, with streets of Renaissance-style palazzi and painted façades; the modern town spreads out below, towards the river Piave.
The railway between Padua and Belluno stops at Feltre, and roads towards the Valsugana and towards Montebelluna and Treviso link the basin to the rest of the Veneto and to Trentino. The municipality includes many hamlets on the slopes and the valley floor, with rural houses, detached homes and small apartment blocks. In the old town buyers find flats in historic buildings, with the heritage restrictions on façades and windows that come with them.
One practical point: Feltre is in climate zone F, the coldest in Italy's heating classification, with no calendar limits on when heating can be switched on. Insulation, windows and the type of heating system should be weighed alongside the price, because they cost money every winter.
Istat, the national statistics office, counts 20,489 residents in 2023, almost the same as in 2011 (down 0.2%). Feltre is home to 10.4% of the province's population, with an average age of 48.2 and over-65s at 27.9%. Foreign nationals make up 9.9%. There is a hospital, and healthcare sites are more common than the provincial average.
The Feltre area is seismically active. The town is in zone 2 of the Civil Protection classification, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.202 g, and the province also has 7 municipalities in zone 1. For stone houses and historic buildings, ask what strengthening has been done; for 1970s buildings, whether structural surveys exist. On the slopes the report checks landslides, on the valley floor flooding from streams, and the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are published.
Key points
- Walled town between the Vette Feltrine and Monte Grappa.
- Seismic zone 2, expected ground acceleration about 0.202 g.
- 20,489 residents, 10.4% of the province.
- Climate zone F: heating costs weigh every winter.
Overview
Feltre is a municipality in the province of Belluno, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 20,489 residents, the second most populous in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Feltre is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Only 27 of 60 municipalities in the province are in zone 2.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.202 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Feltre, 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 number of residents is nearly unchanged. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 9.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Feltre declared an average taxable income of 24,731 euros, in line with the province (25,271 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Feltre is in climate zone F, with 3,097 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 325 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Feltre has 25 schools and 5 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 11 grocery shops and supermarkets, 15 healthcare facilities, 18 sports facilities and 5 parks and green areas.
There are 0.2 pharmacies per 1,000 residents, fewer 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 7.4% of the land in Feltre, compared with 2.9% in the province and 11.9% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 2.9 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Feltre 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 Feltre, and 5 more have 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 Feltre: 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 Feltre 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 173 inhabited census areas in Feltre. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 59 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 6.8%
- fair 66.3%
- good 26.9%
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 025021. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.