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Fontanafredda: 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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Fontanafredda, between Pordenone and Sacile

Fontanafredda stretches across the Friulian plain between Pordenone and Sacile, with the Cansiglio plateau and the first mountains closing the view to the north-west. It is a municipality of villages that have grown along the main road and the Venice-Udine railway, which has a station here, with workshops, warehouses and districts of detached houses among fields and spring-fed streams.

Being close to Pordenone and its industry has drawn many young families. Buyers mostly find detached and semi-detached houses with gardens, and recent blocks of flats near the village centres. Pordenone and Sacile are about a quarter of an hour by car, and the train is an option for anyone working in town or heading towards Venice. For hospitals and healthcare the reference is Pordenone, since few healthcare sites are listed in the town itself.

There are 12,900 residents (2023), up 11.8% since 2011, strong growth for Friuli. The average age is 44.4 against 46.6 for the province, and 20.7% are over 65 compared with 27.2% across the region. Foreign residents make up 8.5%. Average incomes are above the provincial figure.

Friuli remembers the 1976 earthquake well. In the province of Pordenone 13 municipalities are in zone 1, the highest, and Fontanafredda is in zone 2 but with expected ground acceleration of about 0.222 g, a high value. Houses built after 1976 generally follow stricter seismic rules, but check the design and the structural sign-off, especially for later extensions.

The plain is marked by channels and spring-fed streams in the Livenza basin, with groundwater close to the surface, so in low-lying areas floods and standing water need checking. The report does this for the address, using the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps.

Key points

  • Between Pordenone and Sacile, with a station on the Venice-Udine line.
  • Population up 11.8% since 2011, average age 44.4.
  • Seismic zone 2, high acceleration of about 0.222 g.
  • Post-1976 homes: check design, sign-off and later extensions.

Overview

Fontanafredda is a municipality in the province of Pordenone, in Friuli-Venezia Giulia. At the end of 2023 it had 12,900 residents, ranked 7 of 50 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Fontanafredda 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 0.222 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Fontanafredda, 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 grown by 11.8%. The estimated average age is 44 years, lower than the province average (47). 21% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 8.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Fontanafredda declared an average taxable income of 26,564 euros, in line with the province (25,584 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Fontanafredda is in climate zone E, with 2,367 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 52 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Fontanafredda has 7 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 6 grocery shops and supermarkets, 2 healthcare facilities and 12 sports facilities.

There are 0.2 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 17.8% of the land in Fontanafredda, compared with 8.5% in the province and 8.1% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 4.9 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Fontanafredda 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 Fontanafredda; 2 have been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Fontanafredda: 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 Fontanafredda 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 72 inhabited census areas in Fontanafredda. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 59 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 2.2%
  • fair 74.5%
  • good 23.3%

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 093022. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.