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Meduno: 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 Nuova 1, Meduno.

Meduno, where the Meduna leaves the mountains

The Meduna torrent comes down from the Val Tramontina and, just before opening out onto the Friulian plain, runs past the village that almost shares its name. Meduno sits right at this point of transition, with mountains behind it and, to the south, the grave, the wide gravel beds typical of Friulian streams. It is the starting point for the road up into Val Tramontina; for work and services people look to Maniago, Spilimbergo and Pordenone.

Homes for sale are largely detached houses, many rebuilt or strengthened after the 1976 earthquake, alongside older stone buildings. Position relative to the torrent and the slopes matters for any purchase: the report checks the official flood and landslide maps at the address, as well as gradient and elevation.

Meduno is in seismic zone 1, the highest on the Civil Protection Department scale, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.255 g. In the province of Pordenone, 13 municipalities are in zone 1, 27 in zone 2 and 10 in zone 3. Before signing, ask to see the paperwork for any structural work and, for buildings never strengthened, get a survey.

According to Istat, the national statistics office, there were 1,496 residents in 2023, down 10.6% on 2011. The average age is 50.0, above 46.6 for the province, and over-65s make up 30.3%; foreign residents account for 6.5%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report traces the plot from the address.

Key points

  • At the mouth of Val Tramontina, along the Meduna.
  • Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration 0.255 g.
  • Population down 10.6% since 2011.
  • Torrent and slopes: check flood and landslide maps.

Overview

Meduno is a municipality in the province of Pordenone, in Friuli-Venezia Giulia. At the end of 2023 it had 1,496 residents, ranked 35 of 50 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Meduno 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 0.255 g, a high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Meduno, 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 10.6%. The estimated average age is 50 years, higher than the province average (47). 30% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 6.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Meduno declared an average taxable income of 22,721 euros, below the provincial average (25,584 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Meduno is in climate zone E, with 2,904 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 313 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Meduno has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy.

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 4.3% of the land in Meduno, compared with 8.5% in the province and 8.1% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Meduno 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 contaminated sites in Meduno.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Meduno: 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 Meduno 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 20 inhabited census areas in Meduno. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 100.0%

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 093026. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.