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Monfalcone: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Gorizia, Friuli-Venezia Giulia. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.

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Monfalcone, the shipyard and the land book

Monfalcone builds cruise ships. The Fincantieri shipyard, on the northernmost tip of the Adriatic, is the heart of the town's economy and has shaped its housing too: the Panzano district began as a village for shipyard workers. Behind the town rises the Karst plateau, to the west lies the Isonzo plain, and just outside town, at Ronchi dei Legionari, is Trieste's airport. Trieste and Gorizia are close, and the station on the Venice to Trieste line and the A4 motorway give good connections.

The shipyard also explains the population. There were 30,059 residents in 2023, up 11.2% on 2011, while many towns in the region are shrinking. Foreign nationals make up 31.9%, one of the highest shares in Italy, mostly workers who came for the shipyards and their families, including a large Bangladeshi community. So the town is younger than the province of Gorizia: an average age of 44.4 against 48.0, with over-65s at 22.7% against 26.9%. Rental demand is strong, which also interests buy-to-let investors.

There is a legal difference to be aware of. Monfalcone lies in the territories that once belonged to Austria-Hungary, where property ownership is recorded in the land book (libro fondiario, or catasto tavolare) kept by the land book office. A transfer only takes effect once it is entered in the book, a step called intavolazione that the notary handles; buyers should read the land book extract alongside the cadastral record. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) maps are published anyway, and the report finds the plot from the address.

For earthquakes Monfalcone is in zone 3 of the Civil Protection classification, like 14 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.137 g. Friuli remembers the 1976 earthquake, and 10 municipalities in the province are in zone 2. In workers' houses and older blocks, the year of construction and any structural work are what matter.

The town is low-lying, only a few metres above sea level, among canals, the port and reclaimed land. The report checks flood hazard on the official maps for the exact address.

Key points

  • Fincantieri shipyard: cruise ships and jobs.
  • Foreign nationals 31.9%, population up 11.2% since 2011.
  • Ownership recorded in the land book (catasto tavolare).
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.137 g.

Overview

Monfalcone is a municipality in the province of Gorizia, in Friuli-Venezia Giulia. At the end of 2023 it had 30,059 residents, the second most populous in the province. 22% of the province's residents live here.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Monfalcone is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Most municipalities in the province (15 of 25) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.137 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

Even in zone 3, seismic standards apply to new buildings: for an older building, ask about the design year and any structural work.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has grown by 11.2%. The estimated average age is 44 years, lower than the province average (48). 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 31.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Monfalcone declared an average taxable income of 22,615 euros, below the provincial average (24,418 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Monfalcone is in climate zone E, with 2,213 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 7 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Monfalcone has 20 schools and 8 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 12 grocery shops and supermarkets, 28 healthcare facilities, 26 sports facilities and 1 green area.

There are 0.7 schools per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (1.0).

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 46.1% of the land in Monfalcone, compared with 13.0% in the province and 8.1% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Monfalcone 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 6 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Monfalcone, and 21 more have been cleaned up or closed. The report tells you whether one is close to the address.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Monfalcone: 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

Monfalcone uses the tavolare (land book) system, but the Revenue Agency still publishes the maps: the report finds the building's parcel, that is its sheet and parcel number, starting from the address.

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 84 inhabited census areas in Monfalcone. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 77 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 4.8%
  • good 65.4%
  • very good 29.7%

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 031012. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.