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Montereale Valcellina: 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 Marziano Ciotti 1, Montereale Valcellina.

Montereale Valcellina, where the Cellina reaches the plain

The Cellina torrent leaves the mountains right here, and Montereale Valcellina sits where the valley opens onto the high plain of Pordenone, a landscape of gravel and dry grassland known locally as magredi. The municipality includes Malnisio, where the old hydroelectric power station is now a museum. Montereale was home to Domenico Scandella, known as Menocchio, the miller tried by the Inquisition in the 16th century and made famous by Carlo Ginzburg's book The Cheese and the Worms.

This is a foothill municipality: the main village and hamlets on the flat, the first slopes behind them and the valley climbing into the mountains. Pordenone is about half an hour away by car, with Maniago and Aviano close by. Most homes are detached houses with gardens.

There were 4,221 residents in 2023, down 6.6% on 2011. The average age is 48.5, higher than the province (46.6), and over-65s make up 28.5% against 25.1%. Foreign residents account for 9.4%. Average declared incomes are below the Pordenone average.

Earthquakes are the main issue. The province of Pordenone has 13 municipalities in seismic zone 1, the most hazardous in the Civil Protection Department's classification, 27 in zone 2 and 10 in zone 3; Montereale is in zone 1, with an expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of about 0.252 g. When a house was designed and whether it has been strengthened matter a great deal: ask for the design date, structural work and sign-offs, and get a survey for older houses.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are published. Near the Cellina's gravel bed and on the slopes, the report checks the flood and landslide maps for the address.

Key points

  • Where the Valcellina opens onto the high gravel plain.
  • Seismic zone 1, expected ground acceleration about 0.252 g.
  • 4,221 residents, over-65s at 28.5%.
  • Check design date and strengthening house by house.

Overview

Montereale Valcellina is a municipality in the province of Pordenone, in Friuli-Venezia Giulia. At the end of 2023 it had 4,221 residents, ranked 23 of 50 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Montereale Valcellina 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 0.252 g, a high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Montereale Valcellina, 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 6.6%. The estimated average age is 49 years, higher than the province average (47). 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 9.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Montereale Valcellina declared an average taxable income of 23,615 euros, below the provincial average (25,584 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Montereale Valcellina is in climate zone E, with 2,911 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 317 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Montereale Valcellina has 4 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 5 grocery shops and supermarkets, 3 healthcare facilities, 3 sports facilities and 2 parks and green areas.

There are 1.2 grocery shops and supermarkets 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 6.0% of the land in Montereale Valcellina, 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

Montereale Valcellina 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 very 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Montereale Valcellina, and one more has 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 Montereale Valcellina: 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 Montereale Valcellina 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 24 inhabited census areas in Montereale Valcellina. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.2%
  • fair 99.8%

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 093027. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.