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Fonzaso: 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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For example: Via Guglielmo Marconi 1, Fonzaso.

Fonzaso, in the Feltre area on the road to Primiero

Fonzaso closes the western end of the Feltre basin, where the road leaves the plain and climbs towards the Cismon valley and Primiero. The town lies at around 330 metres at the foot of wooded slopes, and it relies mainly on Feltre, a few minutes' drive away, for work and services.

Homes are mostly family houses, often old, with some newer detached houses on the flatter ground. Although the altitude is low, winters are long and cold, to the point that the municipality falls in climate zone F: buyers should budget for heating and look carefully at insulation, windows and the boiler. Declared incomes are below the average for the province of Belluno.

The population is shrinking and ageing. According to Istat, the national statistics office, there were 3,012 residents in 2023, down 9.3% since 2011, with an average age of 49.4 (provincial figure 48.6) and over-65s at 31.8%. Foreign nationals make up 4.9%.

The Feltre area is an earthquake zone not to be ignored: Fonzaso is in seismic zone 2 of the Civil Protection classification, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.175 g. With stone houses, ask whether the roof and floors have been worked on and, if renovating, consider seismic improvement together with energy upgrades. For homes at the foot of the slopes and near streams, the report checks the official landslide and flood maps for the address.

Key points

  • West of Feltre, where the road climbs towards Primiero.
  • 3,012 residents, down 9.3% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.175 g.
  • Climate zone F: heating weighs on running costs.

Overview

Fonzaso is a municipality in the province of Belluno, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 3,012 residents, ranked 18 of 60 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Fonzaso 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 0.175 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Fonzaso, 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 9.3%. The estimated average age is 49 years, in line with the province. 32% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 4.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Fonzaso declared an average taxable income of 21,848 euros, below the provincial average (25,271 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Fonzaso is in climate zone F, with 3,104 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 329 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Fonzaso has 4 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets and 3 healthcare facilities.

There are 1.0 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.5).

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 7.3% of the land in Fonzaso, compared with 2.9% in the province and 11.9% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.6 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Fonzaso 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 Fonzaso.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Fonzaso: 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 Fonzaso 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 44 inhabited census areas in Fonzaso. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 62 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 1.8%
  • fair 52.6%
  • good 45.6%

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 025022. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.