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Voltago Agordino: 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 Trento e Trieste 1, Voltago Agordino.

Voltago Agordino, on the slope above the Agordo basin

The houses of Voltago Agordino sit on a slope in the Agordino, the basin of the Belluno Dolomites centred on Agordo and the Cordevole valley. The town hall is at about 860 metres and the village looks down on the valley floor, with Dolomite peaks all around. Agordo, home to a large eyewear factory, is where people go for work, schools and services.

Three things matter to a buyer. The first is climate: this is climate zone F, the coldest, with long, snowy winters, so insulation, windows and the heating system weigh heavily on running costs. The second is the road: try the climb from the valley floor in snow before deciding. The third is the ground, because in the mountains slopes and streams change a lot from one plot to the next: for the address, the report checks the official landslide maps, as well as the flood maps.

At the end of 2023 there were 807 residents, down 11.7% since the 2011 census, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 50.9, against 48.6 in the province of Belluno, and over-65s are 31.5%, above the provincial 28.1%. Foreign residents are 2.4%. Average declared income is higher than in the province as a whole.

The province spans three seismic zones: 7 municipalities in zone 1, 27 in zone 2 and 26 in zone 3. Voltago is in zone 3, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.138 g. For stone and timber houses, ask whether the roof has been rebuilt and whether any strengthening work has been done.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, so the report goes from the address to the land parcel.

Key points

  • Hillside village in the Agordino, above the Agordo basin.
  • Climate zone F: insulation and heating matter a lot.
  • Over-65s at 31.5%, against 28.1% in the province.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.138 g.

Overview

Voltago Agordino is a municipality in the province of Belluno, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 807 residents, ranked 46 of 60 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Voltago Agordino 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 0.138 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 11.7%. The estimated average age is 51 years, higher than the province average (49). 31% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 2.4% of the population. On average, a household has 1.9 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Voltago Agordino declared an average taxable income of 27,378 euros, above the provincial average (25,271 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Voltago Agordino is in climate zone F, with 3,971 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 858 metres above sea level.

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 Voltago Agordino, 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

Voltago Agordino 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 Voltago Agordino.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Voltago Agordino: 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 Voltago Agordino 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 12 inhabited census areas in Voltago Agordino. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 64 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 63.3%
  • good 36.7%

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 025067. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.