Santo Stefano 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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Santo Stefano di Cadore, Comelico's main village on the Piave
Comelico is the northernmost corner of the province of Belluno, close to the Austrian border, and Santo Stefano di Cadore is its main village. The road coming up from Cadore along the Piave meets the one heading towards the Monte Croce Comelico pass here. The village lies on the valley floor, surrounded by forest and steep slopes.
For buyers, the mountains set the terms. This is climate zone F (the Italian band for the coldest areas), with long, snowy winters, so look carefully at the roof, insulation and heating system, as they drive running costs every year. Many houses in the centre are old masonry and timber buildings, alongside blocks of flats from recent decades. Cities are far away: Belluno is a fair drive, and for many services people rely on the towns of Cadore.
The population has been falling for years. Istat, the national statistics institute, counts 2,320 residents in 2023, down 12.9% since 2011. The average age is 50.7, higher than the provincial 48.6, and foreign residents make up 2.1%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.
The municipality is in seismic zone 3, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.112 g. Other parts of the province, especially further south, are more exposed. For an older building it is still worth asking whether walls and floors have been strengthened.
Land along the Piave and its side streams should be checked against the official flood and landslide maps, which the report does for the exact address. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps here, so the report can trace the plot from the street address.
Key points
- Main village of Comelico, in the upper Piave valley.
- Residents down 12.9% since 2011.
- Average age 50.7, above the province.
- Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.112 g.
Overview
Santo Stefano di Cadore is a municipality in the province of Belluno, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 2,320 residents, ranked 22 of 60 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Santo Stefano 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 0.112 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 12.9%. The estimated average age is 51 years, higher than the province average (49). 32% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 2.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Santo Stefano di Cadore declared an average taxable income of 22,619 euros, below the provincial average (25,271 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Santo Stefano di Cadore is in climate zone F, with 4,141 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 908 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Santo Stefano di Cadore has 5 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility, 1 sports facility and 1 green area.
There are 1.3 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 1.2% of the land in Santo Stefano 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
Santo Stefano di Cadore 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 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 no contaminated sites in Santo Stefano di Cadore.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Santo Stefano 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 Santo Stefano 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 19 inhabited census areas in Santo Stefano di Cadore. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 73.1%
- good 26.9%
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 025050. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.