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Pradamano: 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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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 Nazionale 2, Pradamano.

Pradamano, flat farmland just outside Udine

For many people who work in Udine, Pradamano is the first stretch of countryside beyond the city: a municipality on the Friulian plain just south-east of the provincial capital, with its village centre, residential streets built over recent decades and fields running right up to the houses. The land is flat, and in winter fog and the cold of climate zone E are familiar. Udine is a few minutes away by car.

The housing is typical of Udine's commuter belt: detached and semi-detached houses with gardens, terraces and a few old farmhouses around an inner courtyard. Average declared incomes are above the provincial level. The village has 4 school sites, 1 pharmacy, 22 bars and restaurants and 8 sports facilities, 2.26 per 1,000 residents against 0.86 in the province. For a big shop or the hospital, people rely on Udine.

The population is steady. Istat, the national statistics office, counted 3,533 residents in 2023, almost the same as in 2011 (down 0.1%). The average age of 47.7 is below the provincial 48.5, and over-65s make up 26.2%. Foreign residents account for 5.2%.

Friuli knows earthquakes well. On the Civil Protection Department scale (the national emergency agency), the province of Udine has 19 municipalities in seismic zone 1, 71 in zone 2 and 44 in zone 3. Pradamano is in zone 2, with an expected acceleration of about 0.202 g. For a house built before the recent seismic codes, ask for the structural design and any records of strengthening work.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps here too, and the report finds the plot from the address. On a plain crossed by streams and canals, the flood maps are worth checking house by house.

Key points

  • Friulian plain just south-east of Udine.
  • 3,533 residents in 2023, steady since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.202 g.
  • 8 sports facilities, above the provincial rate.

Overview

Pradamano is a municipality in the province of Udine, in Friuli-Venezia Giulia. At the end of 2023 it had 3,533 residents, ranked 41 of 134 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Pradamano 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 0.202 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Pradamano, 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 number of residents is nearly unchanged. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 5.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Pradamano declared an average taxable income of 26,853 euros, above the provincial average (25,508 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Pradamano is in climate zone E, with 2,278 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 88 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Pradamano has 4 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 3 healthcare facilities, 8 sports facilities and 1 green area.

There are 0.3 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, fewer 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 16.8% of the land in Pradamano, compared with 6.8% in the province and 8.1% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.1 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Pradamano 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 Pradamano.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Pradamano: 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 Pradamano 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 23 inhabited census areas in Pradamano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 68 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.1%
  • fair 12.2%
  • good 87.7%

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 030080. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.