San Vito 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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San Vito di Cadore, below Antelao and Pelmo in the Boite valley
Antelao on one side, Pelmo on the other: San Vito di Cadore lies in the Boite valley, on the road up to Cortina d'Ampezzo, surrounded by some of the best-known peaks of the Dolomites. The village is above a thousand metres and is both a year-round community and a resort, for skiing in winter and walking in summer. Belluno and the Veneto plain are down the valley, more than an hour's drive away.
Tourism shapes the property market. Alongside the homes of people who live here, there are many holiday flats and chalets. You find traditional timber and stone houses, blocks of flats from recent decades and new builds. In climate zone F, with long, snowy winters, insulation, windows, roof and heating matter most, as does getting a car in and out when it snows.
San Vito is growing: 1,933 residents at the end of 2023, up 6.6% on 2011, according to Istat, the national statistics office. It is also younger than the province, with an average age of 47.1 against 48.6 and over-65s at 25.8% against 28.1%. Foreign residents are 8.9%, and declared incomes are well above the provincial average.
The seismic zone is 3, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.103 g. In older houses, check the beams and how the roof is tied to the walls.
In a mountain valley, conditions vary a great deal between the valley floor, the stream fans and the slopes, and the report reads the official landslide and flood maps for the address. Cadastral maps are published by the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate).
Key points
- Boite valley, between Antelao and Pelmo, near Cortina.
- Market with many holiday homes.
- Population up 6.6% since 2011.
- Climate zone F: insulation and roof come first.
Overview
San Vito di Cadore is a municipality in the province of Belluno, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 1,933 residents, ranked 26 of 60 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, San Vito di Cadore 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 0.103 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 grown by 6.6%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 8.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in San Vito di Cadore declared an average taxable income of 39,797 euros, above the provincial average (25,271 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
San Vito di Cadore is in climate zone F, with 4,180 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 1,010 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, San Vito di Cadore has 4 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 2 healthcare facilities, 2 sports facilities and 1 green area.
There are 1.0 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.5).
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 2.0% of the land in San Vito di Cadore, compared with 2.9% in the province and 11.9% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 4.9 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
San Vito 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 high. 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 San Vito 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 San Vito 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 San Vito 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 40 inhabited census areas in San Vito di Cadore. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 68 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 0.6%
- fair 30.9%
- good 68.5%
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
- 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 025051. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.