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Manzano: 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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Manzano, the chair-making district on the Natisone

Manzano's name goes hand in hand with chairs. The town is at the heart of a manufacturing district that also takes in San Giovanni al Natisone and Corno di Rosazzo, where chair, furniture and component makers have clustered for decades. It sits on the plain south-east of Udine, along the river Natisone, and to the north its land climbs into the Colli Orientali del Friuli wine hills, home to the abbey of Rosazzo.

The landscape changes quickly. On the plain, detached houses, flats and the district's factory sheds often stand side by side; up in the hills there are scattered houses among the vineyards, with more space and better views. Udine is less than twenty kilometres away and Cividale del Friuli is close by. Climate zone E means cold winters, and in houses from the 1960s and 1970s heating bills are a real cost. Declared incomes are slightly below the provincial average.

In 2023 Istat, the national statistics office, counted 6,333 residents, down 3.8% since 2011. The population is older than the provincial average: over-65s make up 29.1% against 27.8%, and the average age is 49.2. Foreign residents account for 12.9%, a high share for Friuli. Overture Maps data list 7 supermarkets, 1.11 per 1,000 residents against 0.61 in the province.

Italy's Civil Protection Department puts Manzano in seismic zone 2, like 71 of the 134 municipalities in the province of Udine, with an expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of about 0.199 g. Friuli knows earthquakes well. For a house built before recent anti-seismic rules, or a former workshop turned into a home, ask for the design date, the structural sign-off and details of any strengthening.

In low-lying areas near the Natisone and smaller streams, flood hazard must be checked address by address, as must landslide hazard on the hillsides. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes Manzano's cadastral maps, and the report traces each address to its plot.

Key points

  • Heart of the chair-making district, between plain and wine hills.
  • Over-65s at 29.1%, against 27.8% in the province.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.199 g.
  • Foreign residents at 12.9%, high for Friuli.

Overview

Manzano is a municipality in the province of Udine, in Friuli-Venezia Giulia. At the end of 2023 it had 6,333 residents, ranked 19 of 134 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Manzano is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (71 of 134) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.199 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Manzano, 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 3.8%. The estimated average age is 49 years, in line with the province. 29% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 12.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Manzano declared an average taxable income of 24,606 euros, in line with the province (25,508 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Manzano is in climate zone E, with 2,267 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 71 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Manzano has 6 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 7 grocery shops and supermarkets, 3 healthcare facilities, 6 sports facilities and 1 green area.

There are 1.1 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more 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 17.8% of the land in Manzano, compared with 6.8% in the province and 8.1% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 10.3 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Manzano 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 Manzano; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Manzano: 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 Manzano 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 58 inhabited census areas in Manzano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 66 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 34.2%
  • good 65.8%

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 030055. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.