Ospitale di Cadore: 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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Ospitale di Cadore, in the narrow Piave valley
Heading up the Piave from Longarone towards Cadore, the valley narrows between steep walls, and Ospitale di Cadore occupies this stretch, its houses along the valley floor and the Alemagna main road running through. The rest of the municipality rises into the mountains of the Belluno Dolomites, almost all forest and rock. The village is the gateway to Cadore for anyone coming from Belluno.
For buyers the location cuts both ways. The main road leads quickly to Longarone and Belluno in one direction and Pieve di Cadore in the other, which suits people working at firms in the valley. But there are few services in the village, and in such a narrow valley winter sun lasts only a few hours, so it is worth viewing a house in that season. The climate zone is F.
In 2023 Istat, Italy's national statistics office, counted 267 residents, 59 fewer than the 326 of 2011, a fall of 18.1%. The average age is 50.6, close to the 48.6 of the province of Belluno, and over-65s make up 30.0%. Foreign residents account for 9.7%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.
For earthquakes the municipality is in zone 2 of the Civil Protection Department's scale, along with 26 other municipalities in the province, and expected acceleration is about 0.174 g. In an older building, structural work and the quality of renovations are what count. With slopes so close to the houses and the river on the valley floor, the report shows the official landslide and flood maps for the address, starting from the Revenue Agency's cadastral maps.
Key points
- Village in the narrow Piave valley, at the entrance to Cadore.
- 267 residents in 2023, down 18.1% since 2011.
- Valley road towards Longarone and Pieve di Cadore.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.174 g.
Overview
Ospitale di Cadore is a municipality in the province of Belluno, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 267 residents, among the smallest in the province (59 of 60).
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Ospitale di Cadore 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 0.174 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Ospitale di Cadore, 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 18.1%. The estimated average age is 51 years, higher than the province average (49). 30% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 9.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Ospitale di Cadore declared an average taxable income of 20,912 euros, below the provincial average (25,271 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Ospitale di Cadore is in climate zone F, with 3,484 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 490 metres above sea level.
Services
In the Overture Maps data, Ospitale di Cadore has 1 healthcare facility and 1 green area.
The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 1.3 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 1.1% of the land in Ospitale di Cadore, 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
Ospitale di Cadore is one of the municipalities designated as a radon priority area 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Ospitale di Cadore. 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 Ospitale di Cadore: 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 Ospitale di Cadore 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 12 inhabited census areas in Ospitale di Cadore. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 48 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 52.8%
- fair 47.2%
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 025035. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.