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Caneva: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Pordenone, Friuli-Venezia Giulia. 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 Trieste 1, Caneva.

Caneva, below the Cansiglio on the Veneto border

Caneva lies on the border between Friuli and the Veneto, where the Pordenone plain runs up against the slopes of the Cansiglio plateau. The land climbs quickly from the fields and villages of the plain to the mountain woods, and above the main village you can still see the remains of the castle. Close by, in neighbouring Polcenigo, are the springs of the river Livenza.

Sacile, with its station on the Venice-Udine line, is a few kilometres away; Pordenone is about twenty, and across the regional border are Vittorio Veneto and Conegliano. People who live here often work in one of these towns or in the businesses on the plain.

The figure that matters most for a buyer is earthquake hazard. The foothill belt between the Cansiglio and the Carnic Pre-Alps is one of the most seismic in northern Italy: in the province of Pordenone 13 municipalities are in zone 1 and 27 in zone 2 of the scale set by the Civil Protection Department, where 1 is the highest hazard. Caneva is in zone 2 with expected ground acceleration of about 0.233 g, a high value for its zone. Before buying a house built before the 1980s, have an engineer assess the structure and ask what work has been done.

The ground needs a look too. Houses on the lower slopes can face landslides or surface run-off, while those on the plain are close to spring-fed streams. The report checks the official landslide and flood maps at the exact address.

Istat, the national statistics institute, counts 6,226 residents (2023), down 4.3% on 2011. The average age is 48.1, above the provincial 46.6, and 27.7% of residents are over 65. Foreign residents make up 6.6% and average incomes are a little below the provincial level.

Key points

  • Between the plain and the Cansiglio, a few kilometres from Sacile station.
  • Seismic zone 2, high acceleration for its zone at about 0.233 g.
  • 13 municipalities in the province are in seismic zone 1.
  • Average age 48.1, over-65s at 27.7%.

Overview

Caneva is a municipality in the province of Pordenone, in Friuli-Venezia Giulia. At the end of 2023 it had 6,226 residents, ranked 18 of 50 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Caneva is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (27 of 50) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.233 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Caneva, 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 4.3%. The estimated average age is 48 years, higher than the province average (47). 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 6.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Caneva declared an average taxable income of 24,323 euros, in line with the province (25,584 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Caneva is in climate zone E, with 2,451 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 15 October to 15 April, for up to 14 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 57 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Caneva has 6 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets, 2 healthcare facilities, 3 sports facilities and 2 parks and green areas.

There are 0.3 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.5).

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 11.0% of the land in Caneva, compared with 8.5% in the province and 8.1% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Caneva is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Regione Friuli Venezia Giulia in 2024. 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 open contaminated sites in Caneva; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Caneva: 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 Caneva 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 46 inhabited census areas in Caneva. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 64 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 56.1%
  • good 43.9%

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 093009. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.