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Rocca Pietore: 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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Rocca Pietore, the Val Pettorina below the Marmolada

Rocca Pietore is the municipality in the Agordino area of the Dolomites that climbs the Val Pettorina up to the foot of the Marmolada. The main village is at around 1,100 metres, and the hamlets are quite different from one another: Sottoguda, with its old timber barns, and Malga Ciapela, where the cable car leaves for the glacier. Most of the municipality is forest and high mountain.

Buying here means choosing a proper mountain home. The climate is zone F, with long winters and heavy snow, and heating bills depend on insulation, windows and the type of system. Some homes are second homes for skiing and summer holidays; for everyday needs the main services are in Agordo and the valley towns, reached by car.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 1,142 residents in 2023, 180 fewer than in 2011, a fall of 13.6%. The average age is 51.0, above the 48.6 of the province of Belluno, and 31.2% of residents are over 65. Foreign residents make up 3.9%.

The municipality is in seismic zone 3 on the Civil Protection Department scale, like 26 of the 60 municipalities in the province, with expected ground acceleration in the village of 0.090 g. For traditional timber and stone houses, the main concerns are a roof that can bear the snow load and the condition of the beams.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps, so the report traces the land parcel from the address. In a narrow valley, avalanches, landslides and torrent floods are checked on the official maps for the exact spot.

Key points

  • Val Pettorina, from the Agordino to the foot of the Marmolada.
  • Hamlets of Sottoguda and Malga Ciapela, with the cable car.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.090 g.
  • Average age 51.0, above the provincial 48.6.

Overview

Rocca Pietore is a municipality in the province of Belluno, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 1,142 residents, ranked 40 of 60 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Rocca Pietore is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Only 26 of 60 municipalities in the province are in zone 3.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.090 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

Even in zone 3, seismic standards apply to new buildings: for an older building, ask about the design year and any structural work.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has fallen by 13.6%. The estimated average age is 51 years, higher than the province average (49). 31% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 3.9% of the population. On average, a household has 1.9 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Rocca Pietore declared an average taxable income of 23,621 euros, below the provincial average (25,271 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Rocca Pietore is in climate zone F, with 4,379 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 1,143 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Rocca Pietore has 2 schools. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 2 healthcare facilities and 2 parks and green areas.

The data shows no pharmacies within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.4 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 1.6% of the land in Rocca Pietore, compared with 2.9% in the province and 11.9% in the region. In 2024 built-up land shrank by 0.6 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Rocca Pietore 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 Rocca Pietore.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Rocca Pietore: 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 Rocca Pietore 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 43 inhabited census areas in Rocca Pietore. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 97.5%
  • good 2.5%

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 025044. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.