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Val di Zoldo: 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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Val di Zoldo, the Dolomite valley between Pelmo and Civetta

Monte Pelmo and Monte Civetta close the horizon of the Val di Zoldo, the Dolomite valley of the Maè stream in the province of Belluno. The municipality was created in 2016 by merging Forno di Zoldo and Zoldo Alto, and it includes many hamlets spread along the valley, from the valley floor up to the high villages near the ski lifts linked to the Civetta ski area. Belluno is about three quarters of an hour by car, heading down towards the Piave valley.

The valley is also known for its ice cream makers: for generations many Zoldo families opened gelaterie in Germany and elsewhere in Europe, coming home in the winter months. In the property market this means many family homes, often lived in for only part of the year, alongside tourists' holiday homes. Buyers find timber and stone houses, old hay barns (tabià) to convert, and flats in the tourist hamlets. Roads, snow and winter access need careful thought, as do gradient and the official landslide maps, which the report reads for the address.

There are 2,778 residents (2023), down 19.8% since 2011. The average age of 52.5 is well above the province of Belluno (48.6), people over 65 make up 34.7% and households have 1.86 members on average.

Val di Zoldo is in seismic zone 2, like 26 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.131 g. For a tabià converted into a home, ask for the building permits and the structural design of the conversion.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps and the report finds the parcel from the address.

Key points

  • Maè valley, below Pelmo and Civetta
  • Formed by merging Forno di Zoldo and Zoldo Alto
  • 2,778 residents, down 19.8% since 2011
  • Seismic zone 2, acceleration 0.131 g

Overview

Val di Zoldo is a municipality in the province of Belluno, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 2,778 residents, ranked 19 of 60 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Val di Zoldo 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 0.131 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Val di Zoldo, 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 19.8%. 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 4.6% of the population. On average, a household has 1.9 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Val di Zoldo declared an average taxable income of 18,994 euros, below the provincial average (25,271 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Val di Zoldo is in climate zone F, with 4,444 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 1,177 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Val di Zoldo has 3 schools. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 1 healthcare facility, 6 sports facilities and 1 green area.

The data shows no pharmacies within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.4 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 1.5% of the land in Val di Zoldo, 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

Val di Zoldo 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 Val di Zoldo.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Val di Zoldo: 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 Val di Zoldo 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 67 inhabited census areas in Val di Zoldo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 58 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 025073. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.