Capriva del Friuli: what to know before buying a home
A municipality in the province of Gorizia, Friuli-Venezia Giulia. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.
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Capriva del Friuli, Collio vineyards between Cormons and Gorizia
Capriva del Friuli is a village in the Collio, the band of vine-covered hills between Cormons and Gorizia, a few kilometres from the Slovenian border. This is white wine and farm estate country, and within the municipality stands the castle of Spessa, surrounded by vineyards. Gorizia and Cormons are close, and Udine and Trieste are a drive away.
The village has a small, tidy centre with low houses, villas and a few rural homes in the countryside. Buyers usually come for peace and scenery, in an area where declared incomes are above the provincial average. In older houses, insulation, the heating and electrics and the state of the structure matter; in the countryside, access and whether farm outbuildings are properly permitted.
Istat, the national statistics office, counts 1,618 residents in 2023, down 6.5% from 1,731 in 2011. The average age is 49.7 against 48.0 for the province, and over-65s make up 27.9%. Foreign residents account for 3.1%.
Friuli Venezia Giulia has a significant earthquake history, and the province of Gorizia is split between 10 municipalities in zone 2 and 15 in zone 3. Capriva is in zone 2, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.188 g. Before buying, ask for the year of construction and whether the building has been strengthened, with the paperwork.
Property here is recorded under the tavolare system inherited from Austrian rule: ownership is checked in the land register (libro fondiario), a search local notaries and surveyors know well. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) also publishes cadastral maps here, though, so the report goes from the address to the land parcel.
Key points
- Collio hills, among vineyards and the castle of Spessa.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration of 0.188 g.
- Tavolare land register, but Revenue Agency maps are published.
- Residents down 6.5% since 2011.
Overview
Capriva del Friuli is a municipality in the province of Gorizia, in Friuli-Venezia Giulia. At the end of 2023 it had 1,618 residents, ranked 16 of 25 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Capriva del Friuli is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Only 10 of 25 municipalities in the province are in zone 2.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.188 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Capriva del Friuli, 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 6.5%. The estimated average age is 50 years, higher than the province average (48). 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 3.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Capriva del Friuli declared an average taxable income of 26,338 euros, above the provincial average (24,418 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Capriva del Friuli is in climate zone E, with 2,288 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 49 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Capriva del Friuli 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 0.7 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 14.4% of the land in Capriva del Friuli, compared with 13.0% in the province and 8.1% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.
Radon and contaminated sites
Capriva del Friuli is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Regione Friuli Venezia Giulia in 2024. 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 Capriva del Friuli; one has been cleaned up or closed.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Capriva del Friuli: 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
Capriva del Friuli uses the tavolare (land book) system, but the Revenue Agency still publishes the maps: the report finds the building's parcel, that is its sheet and parcel number, starting from the address.
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 Capriva del Friuli. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 63 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 53.4%
- good 46.6%
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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Radon priority areas (Legislative Decree 101/2020), Regione Friuli Venezia Giulia, national list compiled by ARPA Lombardia. Licence Atto pubblico (art. 5 L. 633/1941), 2024.
- Contaminated sites, ISPRA, MOSAICO - Banca dati nazionale dei siti oggetto di procedimento di bonifica. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 12 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 031001. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.