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Fregona: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Treviso, Veneto. 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 Borgo Sonego 1, Fregona.

Fregona, the hills above Vittorio Veneto and the Cansiglio

From Vittorio Veneto the road climbs to Fregona, a hill and mountain municipality that reaches up to the Cansiglio plateau and its great forest. The village is at around 300 metres, with hamlets spread over the slopes among vineyards, meadows and woods. This is where Torchiato di Fregona, a sweet wine made from dried grapes, is produced, and the Caglieron caves draw day-trippers from across the province.

For buyers, Fregona offers houses with views and land a short drive from Vittorio Veneto and Conegliano, where the jobs, schools and hospital are. The higher hamlets are colder and more isolated in winter; the lower ones stay close to town. Many homes are converted old farm buildings, so check insulation, damp and heating.

Fregona has 2,742 residents (2023, figures from Istat, Italy's national statistics office), down 13.5% on 2011. The average age of 49.1 is above that of the province of Treviso (46.0), and 28.7% of residents are over 65. Foreign nationals make up 5.1%.

The municipality is in seismic zone 1, the highest, shared by only 4 of the 94 municipalities in the province; the expected ground acceleration is 0.250 g. This is the first thing to look at. For any building, ask for the year of construction and the structural work done, and whether a renovation included seismic strengthening.

The slopes between the village and the Cansiglio are steep. The report measures the gradient at the address and checks the official landslide maps.

Key points

  • Hills above Vittorio Veneto rising to the Cansiglio plateau
  • Seismic zone 1, like 4 municipalities in the province
  • Expected acceleration 0.250 g: ask about structural work
  • 2,742 residents, down 13.5% since 2011

Overview

Fregona is a municipality in the province of Treviso, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 2,742 residents, among the smallest in the province (85 of 94).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Fregona is in seismic zone 1, the highest-risk zone, where very strong earthquakes are possible. Only 4 of 94 municipalities in the province are in zone 1.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.250 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Fregona, 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 13.5%. The estimated average age is 49 years, higher than the province average (46). 29% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 5.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Fregona declared an average taxable income of 23,117 euros, below the provincial average (26,083 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Fregona is in climate zone E, with 2,823 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 281 metres above sea level.

Services

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

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 3.3% of the land in Fregona, compared with 16.6% in the province and 11.9% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Fregona is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Regione Veneto in 2025. 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 Fregona; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Fregona: 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 Fregona 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 Fregona. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 58 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 1.7%
  • fair 98.3%

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 026030. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.