Moraro: 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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Moraro, Gorizia lowlands with a tavolare registry
Moraro is a small lowland municipality in the province of Gorizia, a short way from the provincial capital, with the town hall at about 40 metres above sea level. Around the village there are fields and roads that link it within minutes to the neighbouring towns and to Gorizia. Most people who live here work elsewhere and find schools, shops and a hospital a few minutes away.
The land is flat and largely built up, with detached and semi-detached houses, terraced homes and some old farmhouses. The climate zone is E. On the plain the most useful check concerns water: the report reads the official flood maps along rivers and canals for the exact address.
According to Istat, the national statistics office, there were 718 residents at the end of 2023, 49 fewer than the 767 of 2011 (down 6.4%). The average age is 48.3, in line with the provincial 48.0; over-65s make up 27.9% and foreign residents 4.0%. Average declared income is level with the province.
Earthquakes deserve attention. Moraro is in seismic zone 2 together with 9 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.186 g. For a house built before recent seismic rules, ask the seller for the design date, the structural sign-off and any work done on the structure.
Like much of eastern Friuli, Moraro uses the tavolare land registry: ownership is checked in the land book (libro fondiario). Here, though, the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes its maps, so the report can still trace an address to its land parcel.
Key points
- Lowland municipality near Gorizia.
- 718 residents, average age 48.3.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.186 g.
- Tavolare registry, with Revenue Agency maps available.
Overview
Moraro is a municipality in the province of Gorizia, in Friuli-Venezia Giulia. At the end of 2023 it had 718 residents, among the smallest in the province (24 of 25).
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Moraro is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Only 10 of 25 municipalities in the province are in zone 2.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.186 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Moraro, 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 6.4%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 4.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Moraro declared an average taxable income of 24,610 euros, in line with the province (24,418 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Moraro is in climate zone E, with 2,279 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 44 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Moraro has 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 healthcare facility and 1 sports facility.
The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 1.0 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 12.0% of the land in Moraro, 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
Moraro 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 Moraro.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Moraro: 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
Moraro 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 3 inhabited census areas in Moraro. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 64 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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Radon priority areas (Legislative Decree 101/2020), Regione Friuli Venezia Giulia, national list compiled by ARPA Lombardia. Licence Atto pubblico (art. 5 L. 633/1941), 2024.
- Contaminated sites, ISPRA, MOSAICO - Banca dati nazionale dei siti oggetto di procedimento di bonifica. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 12 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 031013. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.