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Sospirolo: 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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Sospirolo, between the Valbelluna and the Belluno Dolomites

Sospirolo is in the Valbelluna, the wide valley between Belluno and Feltre, on the side where it opens towards the mountains of the Dolomiti Bellunesi National Park. The road into the Val del Mis, one of the wildest valleys in the park, starts here, and one of its hamlets is home to the old Certosa di Vedana, a Carthusian monastery. The municipality is made up of many hamlets spread over terraces and slopes, with the main village at around 450 metres.

For buyers, there are detached houses with land, old rural houses in stone and wood and newer homes. Belluno is about twenty minutes away for work, secondary schools and the hospital, and Feltre is also within easy reach. The climate is alpine, climate zone F, with long winters: insulation, a stove or boiler and access cleared of snow all matter. On the slopes and along the streams the report checks the official landslide and flood maps for the address.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 3,137 residents in 2023, down 2.4% since 2011. The average age of 47.4 is lower than in Belluno province (48.6), one of the oldest in Italy. Foreign nationals make up 4.6%. Average incomes are a little below the provincial average.

The Valbelluna is among the most earthquake-prone areas of Veneto. Sospirolo is in seismic zone 2 of the Civil Protection classification, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.209 g. For a masonry house, especially an old one, have a surveyor check the structure and ask whether seismic improvement work has been done.

Key points

  • Valbelluna, on the edge of the Belluno Dolomites park.
  • 3,137 residents, average age 47.4.
  • Seismic zone 2, acceleration 0.209 g.
  • Homes with land and rural houses, long winters (zone F).

Overview

Sospirolo is a municipality in the province of Belluno, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 3,137 residents, ranked 16 of 60 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Sospirolo 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 0.209 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Sospirolo, 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 47 years, in line with the province. 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 4.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Sospirolo declared an average taxable income of 24,123 euros, in line with the province (25,271 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Sospirolo is in climate zone F, with 3,290 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 447 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Sospirolo has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 sports facilities and 3 parks and green areas.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.7 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 2.9% of the land in Sospirolo, 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

Sospirolo 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 no contaminated sites in Sospirolo.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Sospirolo: 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 Sospirolo 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 Sospirolo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 55 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 100.0%

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 025056. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.