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Longarone: 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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The report looks at the exact point: landslide and flood risk, seismic zone, price per square metre for the area, services and nearby stops.

For example: Via Igne 1, Longarone.

Longarone, the Piave valley at the mouth of the Zoldo valley

Longarone lies in the Piave valley north of Belluno, where the Vajont and Zoldo valleys branch off from the main valley floor. The town you see today was largely rebuilt after the Vajont disaster of 1963, with modern buildings, a church designed by the architect Giovanni Michelucci and wide streets; in 2014 the municipality merged with Castellavazzo, the stone village just to the south.

The valley is the route up to Cadore and Cortina: the Alemagna state road and the railway climbing from Belluno both run through it. Longarone also has an industrial area and the Longarone Fiere exhibition centre. For buyers, the main difference is between the valley floor, with newer houses and services, and the hamlets on the slopes, which are colder and get less sun in winter (climate zone F). Average declared incomes are below the provincial average.

In 2023 there were 5,012 residents, 543 fewer than in 2011, a fall of 9.8% according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 49.2, against 48.6 in the province; 28.3% of residents are over 65 and foreign nationals make up 8.1%. Households have 2.13 members on average.

In the province of Belluno, 7 municipalities are in seismic zone 1, 27 in zone 2 and 26 in zone 3. Longarone is in zone 2, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.198 g. For stone houses in the hamlets, or a building from the reconstruction years, ask a surveyor about the state of the structure and the roof, which here also has to carry the weight of snow.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps and the report finds the land parcel from the address. In a narrow valley between steep slopes, landslide hazard and flooding from the Piave and its side streams vary a great deal from one point to another, and the report checks them for the plot.

Key points

  • Piave valley, where the Zoldo and Vajont valleys branch off.
  • Merged with Castellavazzo in 2014.
  • 5,012 residents, down 9.8% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.198 g.

Overview

Longarone is a municipality in the province of Belluno, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 5,012 residents, ranked 11 of 60 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Longarone 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 0.198 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Longarone, 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 9.8%. The estimated average age is 49 years, in line with the province. 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 8.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Longarone declared an average taxable income of 22,555 euros, below the provincial average (25,271 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Longarone is in climate zone F, with 3,331 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 473 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Longarone has 6 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 1 healthcare facility and 4 sports facilities.

There are 0.2 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.7).

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 2.6% of the land in Longarone, compared with 2.9% in the province and 11.9% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.5 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

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

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Longarone: 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 Longarone 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 60 inhabited census areas in Longarone. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 64 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 10.5%
  • fair 46.6%
  • good 42.9%

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

ISTAT code 025071. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.