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Maniago: 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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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 Umberto Primo 0, Maniago.

Maniago, the knife-making town where the plain ends

Maniago sits where the plain around Pordenone meets the Pre-Alps, north of Pordenone itself. To the south lie the magredi, wide gravel plains left by the Cellina and Meduna rivers; behind the town the first mountains rise. Metalworking has gone on here for centuries and Maniago is known as the town of knives: cutlers and ironworking firms are still an important source of jobs in the area.

Buyers will find a compact centre around the large main square, residential districts around it and an industrial area towards the plain. The climate is zone E in the national heating classification, which means cold winters: in a house from the 1960s or 1970s, insulation and the boiler matter as much for running costs as the purchase price. Average declared incomes are slightly below the provincial average.

There were 11,490 residents in 2023, down 2.8% since 2011. Maniago ranks number 10 by population among the 50 municipalities of the province of Pordenone and is home to 3.7% of its people. Over-65s make up 26.1%, slightly above the provincial 25.1%, and foreign residents 11.1%.

Earthquakes are the first thing to look at. The foothills of Friuli are among the most seismic areas in Italy, as the 1976 earthquake showed, and Maniago is in zone 1, the highest class, along with 12 other municipalities in the province. Expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.253 g. Before buying a building put up or rebuilt in those years, ask to see the structural design and any strengthening work carried out since.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, so the report finds the plot from the address. Along the streams coming down from the mountains and at the foot of the slopes, flood and landslide hazard is checked house by house.

Key points

  • Knife-making town between the Pre-Alps and the Cellina gravel plains.
  • Seismic zone 1, the highest; acceleration about 0.253 g.
  • Population down 2.8% since 2011; 11.1% foreign residents.
  • Cold winters: insulation and heating drive running costs.

Overview

Maniago is a municipality in the province of Pordenone, in Friuli-Venezia Giulia. At the end of 2023 it had 11,490 residents, ranked 10 of 50 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Maniago is in seismic zone 1, the highest-risk zone, where very strong earthquakes are possible. Only 13 of 50 municipalities in the province are in zone 1.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.253 g, a high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Maniago, 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 2.8%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 11.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Maniago declared an average taxable income of 24,741 euros, in line with the province (25,584 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Maniago is in climate zone E, with 2,850 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 283 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Maniago has 11 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 7 grocery shops and supermarkets, 8 healthcare facilities, 9 sports facilities and 1 green area.

There are 0.7 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, more 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 10.6% of the land in Maniago, compared with 8.5% in the province and 8.1% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 2.6 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Maniago 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 open contaminated sites in Maniago; 2 have been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Maniago: 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 Maniago 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 59 inhabited census areas in Maniago. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.1%
  • fair 99.9%

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 093025. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.