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Sovramonte: 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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The report looks at the exact point: landslide and flood risk, seismic zone, price per square metre for the area, services and nearby stops.

For example: Frazione Sorriva 1, Sovramonte.

Sovramonte, the upland plateau above Feltre

Above the Feltre basin, towards the border with Trentino, lies the Sovramonte plateau: meadows, woods and a string of small hamlets, with the Vette Feltrine peaks behind. There is no single village centre, rather several clusters of houses spread over the plateau and the slopes, linked by mountain roads.

The climate is zone F, the coldest category in Italy: long winters, snow and heating on for many months. Buyers should look first at insulation, the boiler or stove, the roof and access to the house in winter. For work, secondary schools and services people go down to Feltre in the valley. Average declared incomes are lower than across the province of Belluno.

1,326 people live here (2023), down 12.4% since 2011. The population is older than average: the mean age is 52.1 against 48.6 in the province, and over-65s are 34.9%. Foreign residents are 3.2%.

Sovramonte is in seismic zone 2, like 26 other municipalities in the province, and the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is 0.155 g. In stone houses and old barns converted into homes, find out who designed the work and whether the structure was strengthened.

On land made of slopes and mountain streams, the exact location matters. The report traces the address to its land parcel on the Revenue Agency maps and checks the official landslide and flood maps for that plot.

Key points

  • Plateau of hamlets above Feltre, towards Trentino.
  • Climate zone F: insulation and heating come first.
  • 1,326 residents, average age 52.1.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.155 g.

Overview

Sovramonte is a municipality in the province of Belluno, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 1,326 residents, ranked 34 of 60 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Sovramonte 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 0.155 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Sovramonte, 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 12.4%. The estimated average age is 52 years, higher than the province average (49). 35% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 3.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Sovramonte declared an average taxable income of 19,842 euros, below the provincial average (25,271 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Sovramonte is in climate zone F, with 3,548 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 610 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Sovramonte has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop and 1 green area.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.5 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 Sovramonte, 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

Sovramonte 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 Sovramonte.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Sovramonte: 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 Sovramonte 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 24 inhabited census areas in Sovramonte. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 59 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.2%
  • fair 99.8%

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 025058. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.