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Fiumicello Villa Vicentina: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.

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For example: Via Trieste 1, Fiumicello Villa Vicentina.

Fiumicello Villa Vicentina, the Friulian lowlands near Aquileia

Fiumicello Villa Vicentina was formed by merging two municipalities on the low Friulian plain, Fiumicello and Villa Vicentina, between Aquileia, Cervignano del Friuli and the lower reaches of the Isonzo. The land is almost at sea level, criss-crossed by canals and ditches, and the Grado lagoon is not far away. It is a farming and residential area, with detached houses, small blocks of flats and farms scattered among the fields.

One feature really matters to buyers. Before the First World War these lands belonged to the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and property here is still recorded under the tavolare system, the Austrian-style land book: ownership and mortgages appear in the land register kept by the local land book office, and a sale is completed when it is entered there. The notary will handle this, but it helps to know before signing a preliminary contract. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are published all the same, and the report traces each address to its plot.

For work people look to Cervignano, the Monfalcone area and, further away, Udine and Trieste. In 2023 Istat, the national statistics office, counted 6,293 residents, slightly down, by 1.8%, on 2011. The average age of 48.6 is close to the figure for the province of Udine (48.5), over-65s make up 27.5% and foreign residents 3.1%. Climate zone E brings cold, damp winters; declared incomes are just below the provincial average.

The province of Udine runs from seismic zone 1 in the mountains to zone 3 in the lowlands. Italy's Civil Protection Department places this town in zone 3, like 44 of the 134 municipalities in the province, and the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.117 g. In a restored farmhouse it is still worth asking about work done on walls and floors.

With the land so low and water so close, flood hazard and the shallow water table are the main issues. The report checks flood hazard for the address; on a viewing, look at damp in the walls, basements and the height of the ground floor relative to the street.

Key points

  • Formed by merging Fiumicello and Villa Vicentina, near Aquileia.
  • Tavolare land book: ownership is recorded in the land register.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.117 g.
  • Land almost at sea level: check flooding and damp.

Overview

Fiumicello Villa Vicentina is a municipality in the province of Udine, in Friuli-Venezia Giulia. At the end of 2023 it had 6,293 residents, ranked 20 of 134 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Fiumicello Villa Vicentina is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Only 44 of 134 municipalities in the province are in zone 3.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.117 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 1.8%. The estimated average age is 49 years, in line with the province. 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 Fiumicello Villa Vicentina declared an average taxable income of 24,750 euros, in line with the province (25,508 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Fiumicello Villa Vicentina is in climate zone E, with 2,252 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 9 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Fiumicello Villa Vicentina has 5 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility, 6 sports facilities and 1 green area.

There are 0.2 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.6).

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 12.7% of the land in Fiumicello Villa Vicentina, compared with 6.8% in the province and 8.1% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Fiumicello Villa Vicentina 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Fiumicello Villa Vicentina, and one more has been cleaned up or closed. The report tells you whether one is close to the address.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Fiumicello Villa Vicentina: 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

Fiumicello Villa Vicentina 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 60 inhabited census areas in Fiumicello Villa Vicentina. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 64 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 52.6%
  • good 47.4%

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 030190. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.