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Pedavena: 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 Trento 1, Pedavena.

Pedavena, the brewery and Monte Avena beside Feltre

Pedavena's name is tied to beer: the historic brewery named after the town, with its large beer garden, is a regular stop for anyone passing through the Feltre area. The municipality spreads out at the foot of Monte Avena, which gives it its name, and runs straight into Feltre; in places the houses of the two towns touch.

For buyers, that closeness is practical: secondary schools, the hospital, the railway station and shops in Feltre are a few minutes away. Pedavena has a flat centre and hamlets climbing towards the mountain, with more isolated houses and long winters. It is in climate zone F, the coldest in the Italian heating classification, so in a mountain house heating, insulation and windows weigh heavily on running costs. On the slopes the report measures gradient and elevation and checks the landslide maps.

Istat, the national statistics office, counts 4,321 residents in 2023, down 2.4% on 2011. The average age (48.7) and the share of over-65s (28.3%) are in line with the province of Belluno, one of the oldest in Italy. Foreign residents make up 6.2%.

The foothills of the Belluno area are among the most seismic parts of the Veneto: the province has 7 municipalities in zone 1 and 27 in zone 2. Pedavena is in seismic zone 2, with an expected ground acceleration of around 0.190 g, a medium-high value. Before buying an old masonry house, ask an engineer how walls and floors are tied together and whether any strengthening has been done.

Key points

  • At the foot of Monte Avena, right next to Feltre.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.190 g.
  • 4,321 residents, over-65s at 28.3%.
  • Climate zone F: heating and insulation matter a lot.

Overview

Pedavena is a municipality in the province of Belluno, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 4,321 residents, ranked 12 of 60 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Pedavena 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 0.190 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Pedavena, 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 2.4%. 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 6.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Pedavena declared an average taxable income of 25,093 euros, in line with the province (25,271 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Pedavena is in climate zone F, with 3,151 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 359 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Pedavena has 4 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets, 3 sports facilities and 1 green area.

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 6.6% of the land in Pedavena, 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

Pedavena 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 contaminated sites in Pedavena.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Pedavena: 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 Pedavena 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 47 inhabited census areas in Pedavena. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 64 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 65.2%
  • good 34.8%

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 025036. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.