Pieve 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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Pieve di Cadore, Titian's birthplace above the lake
Titian was born in Pieve di Cadore, and his birthplace is one of the most visited spots in town. For centuries Pieve has been the historic and administrative centre of Cadore, the upper Piave valley: the Magnifica Comunità di Cadore, the area's ancient self-governing body, has its seat here, and there is an eyewear museum linked to the spectacle-making industry that brought prosperity to the district. The town looks down on the lake of Centro Cadore, created by a dam on the Piave, beneath the bulk of Mount Antelao.
The municipality also includes Tai di Cadore, crossed by the Alemagna road that climbs to Cortina, and other hamlets scattered over the slopes. Calalzo station, the end of the line from Belluno, is close by. The town is in climate zone F: long cold winters with snow, so heating and insulation weigh heavily on running costs. Many properties are second homes for summer visitors and skiers.
For a mountain town, services are good. Overture Maps data record 6 school sites, 1.68 per 1,000 residents against 1.29 in the province, 8 supermarkets and 2 pharmacies.
The population is falling, though: 3,571 residents in 2023 according to Istat, the national statistics office, down 9.7% on 2011. The average age is high, 49.9 against 48.6 in the Belluno province, and over-65s make up 30.5%. Foreign residents account for 6.9%.
Pieve is in seismic zone 2 on the scale of the Civil Protection Department (the national emergency agency), like 26 other municipalities in the province, with an expected acceleration of about 0.138 g. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps. On the slopes and along the streams, landslides, debris flows and avalanches are a real issue: the report checks the official maps for the address, and for isolated houses it is worth looking at the access road and snow clearing too.
Key points
- Titian's birthplace and seat of the Magnifica Comunità di Cadore.
- 3,571 residents in 2023, down 9.7% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.138 g.
- Climate zone F: long winters and high heating costs.
Overview
Pieve di Cadore is a municipality in the province of Belluno, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 3,571 residents, ranked 15 of 60 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Pieve 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 0.138 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Pieve 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 9.7%. The estimated average age is 50 years, in line with the province. 31% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 6.9% of the population. On average, a household has 1.9 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Pieve di Cadore declared an average taxable income of 24,519 euros, in line with the province (25,271 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Pieve di Cadore is in climate zone F, with 4,055 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 878 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Pieve di Cadore has 6 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 8 grocery shops and supermarkets, 3 healthcare facilities, 4 sports facilities and 2 parks and green areas.
There are 2.2 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more 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 2.5% of the land in Pieve di Cadore, compared with 2.9% in the province and 11.9% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.1 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Pieve di Cadore 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 2 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Pieve 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 Pieve 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 Pieve 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 41 inhabited census areas in Pieve di Cadore. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 65 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 0.1%
- fair 43.1%
- good 56.8%
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
- 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 025039. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.