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Zoppè 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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Zoppè di Cadore, the village below Monte Pelmo

Above 1,400 metres, on meadows at the foot of Monte Pelmo in the Dolomites, Zoppè di Cadore is a mountain village at the end of a road that climbs through the woods. Houses are grouped in a few hamlets, with timber hay barns and stone walls, and the land around is woods, pasture and rock faces.

Buying here means taking on real mountain living: long, snowy winters (climate zone F), roads that need care in winter and services some distance away, with schools, healthcare and bigger shops in the valley towns. Many buildings are barns or rural houses to be converted, and in those cases the planning and landscape rules need checking before you sign. Heating and roof insulation are major running costs.

The population has fallen sharply. In 2023 there were 190 residents, 75 fewer than the 265 of 2011, a drop of 28.3%, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The estimated average age is 55.9, against 48.6 in the province of Belluno, and over-65s make up 40.5%. Declared incomes are well below the provincial average.

The province of Belluno has municipalities in three seismic zones of the Civil Protection classification: 7 in zone 1, 27 in zone 2 and 26 in zone 3. Zoppè is in zone 3, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.125 g. In stone and timber houses, what counts is how walls, floors and roof are tied together, as well as the snow load.

At high altitude, avalanches, landslides and debris flows depend on the slope: the report checks the official maps for the address and finds the land parcel on the Revenue Agency's cadastral maps.

Key points

  • Village above 1,400 metres at the foot of Monte Pelmo, in the Dolomites.
  • 190 residents in 2023, down 28.3% since 2011.
  • Over-65s at 40.5%, average age 55.9.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.125 g.

Overview

Zoppè di Cadore is a municipality in the province of Belluno, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 190 residents, among the smallest in the province (60 of 60).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Zoppè di 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 0.125 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 28.3%. The estimated average age is 56 years, higher than the province average (49). 41% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 3.2% of the population. On average, a household has 1.8 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Zoppè di Cadore declared an average taxable income of 14,958 euros, below the provincial average (25,271 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Zoppè di Cadore is in climate zone F, with 4,891 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 1,460 metres above sea level.

Services

The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 1.3 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 3.3% of the land in Zoppè 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

Zoppè di Cadore is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Regione Veneto in 2025. According to the ISPRA map, the estimated radon emission in the municipality is medium. 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 Zoppè di Cadore.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Zoppè 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 Zoppè 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 1 inhabited census areas in Zoppè di Cadore. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 57 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 025069. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.