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Valle 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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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: Via Venti Settembre 1, Valle di Cadore.

Valle di Cadore, on the Boite valley road to Cortina

The Alemagna state road, which climbs from Cadore towards Cortina d'Ampezzo, runs through Valle di Cadore at the mouth of the Boite valley. The village lies at around 800 metres among meadows and fir woods, with the Dolomites behind it; Venas is the best-known hamlet, on the side facing Pelmo and Antelao.

The housing market here has two sides. There are homes of people who live and work in Cadore, often family buildings with a converted barn or hayloft, and there are holiday homes for those who want the mountains without Cortina prices. Either way, climate zone F (the coldest band in Italy's heating classification) matters: long winters, snow and high heating bills. Insulation, windows and the boiler account for part of the value.

The municipality had 1,846 residents in 2023, down 10.0% since 2011. The average age is 50.0 (in the province of Belluno, 48.6) and over-65s make up 29.7%. Households have 1.98 members on average.

Valle di Cadore is in seismic zone 2, along with 26 other municipalities in the province; the expected ground acceleration is 0.132 g. In houses with a timber upper structure on a masonry ground floor, check how the two parts are connected and the condition of the roof, which has to carry the snow load.

On a mountainside the exact position matters. The Revenue Agency cadastral maps are published, and from the address the report checks slope and the official maps of landslides and flooding for that plot.

Key points

  • At the mouth of the Boite valley, on the road to Cortina.
  • Holiday homes and family houses, climate zone F.
  • Population down 10.0% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.132 g.

Overview

Valle di Cadore is a municipality in the province of Belluno, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 1,846 residents, ranked 27 of 60 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Valle di Cadore 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 0.132 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Valle di Cadore, 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 10.0%. The estimated average age is 50 years, in line with the province. 30% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 6.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Valle di Cadore declared an average taxable income of 22,932 euros, below the provincial average (25,271 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Valle di Cadore is in climate zone F, with 4,003 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 819 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Valle di Cadore has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets and 1 sports facility.

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 Valle 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

Valle di Cadore 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Valle di Cadore. The report tells you whether one is close to the address.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Valle 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 Valle 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 26 inhabited census areas in Valle di Cadore. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 61 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 5.1%
  • fair 69.1%
  • good 25.8%

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 025063. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.