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Claut: 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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For example: Via Enrico Toti 1, Claut.

Claut, in the Valcellina among the Friulian Dolomites

Claut lies in the upper Valcellina, the valley cut by the Cellina torrent in the mountains north of Pordenone. Its territory lies within the Friulian Dolomites Nature Park and is mostly forest and rock: the village centre is at around 600 metres, with a few hamlets strung along the valley. The plain and its jobs are reached by driving down the valley.

For buyers, climate comes first: climate zone F, the coldest category, with long, cold winters and frequent snow. Insulation, an efficient boiler or stove and a sound roof make the difference to yearly running costs. In older stone houses, check damp and window frames as well.

At the end of 2023 there were 874 residents, 13.0% fewer than the 1,005 of 2011. The average age is 51.1, against 46.6 in the province, and over-65s are 31.7%; foreign residents are 3.2%. Average declared income is below that of the province of Pordenone.

Earthquake hazard is high. Claut is in seismic zone 2 (zone 1 being the most hazardous), with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.230 g; 27 of the 50 municipalities in the province share this zone. The 1976 Friuli earthquake left a strong culture of careful building, but for any house you should still ask the year of construction and what structural work has been done.

In a narrow valley like this, slopes, avalanches and torrent floods matter, and the report reads them from the official maps for the exact address. The Revenue Agency publishes the cadastral maps, which lead to the land parcel.

Key points

  • Upper Valcellina, in the Friulian Dolomites Nature Park.
  • 874 residents, 13.0% fewer than in 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.230 g.
  • Climate zone F: long winters, insulation is key.

Overview

Claut is a municipality in the province of Pordenone, in Friuli-Venezia Giulia. At the end of 2023 it had 874 residents, ranked 40 of 50 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Claut 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 0.230 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Claut, 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 13.0%. The estimated average age is 51 years, higher than the province average (47). 32% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 3.2% of the population. On average, a household has 1.9 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Claut declared an average taxable income of 20,639 euros, below the provincial average (25,584 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Claut is in climate zone F, with 3,572 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 613 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Claut has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 sports facility and 1 green area.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets 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 0.6% of the land in Claut, 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

Claut is one of the municipalities designated as a radon priority area by the Regione Friuli Venezia Giulia in 2024. According to the ISPRA map, the estimated radon emission in the municipality is high. 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 Claut.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Claut: 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 Claut 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 19 inhabited census areas in Claut. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 70 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 22.3%
  • good 77.7%

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 093015. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.