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Soverzene: 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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For example: Via Roma 1, Soverzene.

Soverzene, below the mountains in the Piave valley

Between Ponte nelle Alpi and Longarone the Piave valley narrows, and Soverzene lies just there, at the foot of tall wooded mountains that rise straight behind the houses. It is a small municipality, a main village and a few clusters around it, home mostly to families who work in the valley or towards Belluno. The valley roads and the motorway up from Venice are a few minutes away by car.

For a buyer, the first thing to look at is where the house stands in relation to the slope and the streams. At the foot of steep hillsides, falling rocks and streams that swell in storms are real issues, and the report checks them on the official maps at the exact address. The climate zone is F: winter sunshine is short, and in an old house insulation and the boiler make a big difference to running costs.

The village has shrunk. In 2023 there were 359 residents, 59 fewer than the 418 of 2011, a fall of 14.1% according to Istat, the national statistics office. The estimated average age is 50.2, close to the 48.6 of the province of Belluno, and foreign residents make up 1.1%. Declared incomes are slightly above the provincial average.

Earthquake data deserves a careful read. The municipality is in seismic zone 2 on the scale set by the Civil Protection Department, like 26 other municipalities in the province, and expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.223 g, high for the Veneto region. Before buying a masonry house, get a surveyor's view on the structure and find out whether any strengthening work has been done.

Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are available, so the report traces the address to its land parcel.

Key points

  • In the Piave valley between Ponte nelle Alpi and Longarone.
  • Houses at the foot of steep slopes: check the exact position.
  • 359 residents, down 14.1% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.223 g.

Overview

Soverzene is a municipality in the province of Belluno, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 359 residents, among the smallest in the province (56 of 60).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Soverzene 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 0.223 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Soverzene, 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 14.1%. The estimated average age is 50 years, higher than the province average (49). 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 1.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Soverzene declared an average taxable income of 26,961 euros, above the provincial average (25,271 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Soverzene is in climate zone F, with 3,271 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 424 metres above sea level.

Services

The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 1.3 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 2.0% of the land in Soverzene, 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

Soverzene 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 Soverzene.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Soverzene: 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 Soverzene 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 5 inhabited census areas in Soverzene. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 66 or more.

Residents by band

  • good 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 025057. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.