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Vodo 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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For example: Via Nazionale 1, Vodo Cadore.

Vodo Cadore, below the Pelmo on the Boite

Mount Pelmo, with its throne-like shape, towers over Vodo Cadore. The village lies along the Boite valley at around 900 metres, on the road that climbs up to Cortina, and the municipality also includes several hamlets scattered on the slopes among meadows and fir and larch woods.

The market is split between residents' homes and second homes for summer and the ski season. Traditional timber and stone buildings stand alongside apartment blocks and small villas built in recent decades. Buyers should consider sun exposure, which in a narrow valley changes a lot from one side to the other, heating costs in climate zone F, and the running costs of a flat in a building used mainly in season.

According to Istat, the national statistics office, there were 819 residents in 2023, down 8.1% on 2011. The average age of 49.3 is close to the 48.6 of the province of Belluno, and over-65s make up 28.4%. Foreign residents account for 5.6%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Vodo is in seismic zone 3 on the Civil Protection scale, the same as 26 municipalities in the province; expected ground acceleration in the village is about 0.121 g. In a mountain house the most useful checks concern the roof, snow loads and timber floors.

In a narrow Alpine valley, below rock faces and along the streams that run into the Boite, landslide and flood hazard changes from one spot to the next, and the report checks it on the official maps for the address. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps here, so the report traces the land parcel from the address.

Key points

  • Boite valley below the Pelmo, on the road to Cortina.
  • Second homes and residents' homes, climate zone F.
  • Residents down 8.1% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.121 g.

Overview

Vodo Cadore is a municipality in the province of Belluno, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 819 residents, ranked 45 of 60 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Vodo Cadore is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Only 26 of 60 municipalities in the province are in zone 3.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.121 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

Even in zone 3, seismic standards apply to new buildings: for an older building, ask about the design year and any structural work.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has fallen by 8.1%. The estimated average age is 49 years, in line with the province. 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 5.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

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

Vodo Cadore is in climate zone F, with 4,007 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 901 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Vodo Cadore has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop.

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 0.9% of the land in Vodo 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

Vodo 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 no contaminated sites in Vodo Cadore.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Vodo 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 Vodo 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 10 inhabited census areas in Vodo Cadore. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 61 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 025066. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.