Prata di Pordenone: 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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Prata di Pordenone, furniture-making in the low plain
South-west of Pordenone the plain drops and fills with water: rivers, irrigation channels, drainage ditches. Prata di Pordenone lies here, between the provincial capital and the border with the Veneto region, in an area that has worked wood for generations. Together with Brugnera and nearby towns it forms part of the furniture district, and factories and workshops remain a big part of the landscape and of local jobs.
Being about ten kilometres from Pordenone makes Prata a common choice for people who work in the city and want a house with a garden. There is no station in the municipality, so people drive. Between the centre and the hamlets scattered across the countryside, distance to services, lorry traffic and proximity to watercourses all vary.
There are 8,309 residents (2023), 1.7% fewer than in 2011, and Prata ranks number 14 by population in the province. The population is younger than the provincial one, with an estimated average age of 44.6 against 46.6 and over-65s at 22.0% against 25.1%. Foreign residents account for 17.7%, a high share, linked to jobs in the district.
Friuli is earthquake country. In the province of Pordenone, 13 municipalities are in zone 1, the highest class, in the mountains and foothills; Prata is in zone 2, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.175 g. For a house built before current seismic standards, have an engineer assess the structure before you buy.
Water is the point to follow most closely, with the Meduna and Livenza rivers flowing through the area. The report finds the plot on the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps and checks flood-prone areas on the official maps for the address.
Key points
- Furniture district with Brugnera, about ten kilometres from Pordenone.
- Foreign residents 17.7%; average age 44.6, below the province.
- Seismic zone 2, expected ground acceleration about 0.175 g.
- Low plain with rivers and channels: flood hazard read by address.
Overview
Prata di Pordenone is a municipality in the province of Pordenone, in Friuli-Venezia Giulia. At the end of 2023 it had 8,309 residents, ranked 14 of 50 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Prata di Pordenone is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (27 of 50) are in the same zone.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.175 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Prata di Pordenone, 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 1.7%. The estimated average age is 45 years, lower than the province average (47). 22% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 17.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Prata di Pordenone declared an average taxable income of 25,418 euros, in line with the province (25,584 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Prata di Pordenone is in climate zone E, with 2,449 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 18 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Prata di Pordenone has 5 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 4 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility and 5 sports facilities.
There are 0.1 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer 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 22.3% of the land in Prata di Pordenone, compared with 8.5% in the province and 8.1% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.1 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Prata di Pordenone is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Regione Friuli Venezia Giulia in 2024. 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 Prata di Pordenone, 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 Prata di Pordenone: 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 Prata di Pordenone 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 73 inhabited census areas in Prata di Pordenone. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 59 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 13.8%
- fair 79.9%
- good 6.2%
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 093034. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.