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Preone: 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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Preone, a Carnia village on the right bank of the Tagliamento

On the right bank of the Tagliamento river, in Carnia, Preone is a mountain village at about four hundred and fifty metres, closed in by wooded slopes. Its name is linked to the Triassic fossils found nearby, including a flying reptile named Preondactylus after the village. For everything else people look to the Tagliamento valley, with Tolmezzo for the hospital, secondary schools and offices, and Udine further away.

Buying here means a mountain house in a small village, often stone-built, with cold winters (climate zone F) and roads that need care in the snow. The market is limited and listings are few. Average declared incomes are lower than in the province of Udine as a whole.

In 2023 there were 249 residents, down 6.4% from 266 in 2011, according to Istat, Italy's statistics office. The estimated average age is 50.7, against 48.5 in the province, and over-65s make up 33.3%. Foreign residents account for 6.0%.

The first thing to look at is earthquakes. Preone is in seismic zone 2 on the Civil Protection Department's scale, like 71 of the 134 municipalities in the province, and the expected ground acceleration in the village is about 0.230 g, a high value. For a house built or rebuilt after 1976, ask for the design documents and structural calculations; for an older one, find out whether and how it has been strengthened. On the slopes, landslides and rockfall matter too, and the report checks them on the official maps from the address. Cadastral maps are published by the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate).

Key points

  • Carnia village on the right bank of the Tagliamento, known for fossils.
  • 249 residents, down 6.4% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.230 g.
  • Over-65s at 33.3%; average age 50.7.

Overview

Preone is a municipality in the province of Udine, in Friuli-Venezia Giulia. At the end of 2023 it had 249 residents, among the smallest in the province (132 of 134).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Preone 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 0.230 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Preone, 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 51 years, higher than the province average (49). 33% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 6.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Preone declared an average taxable income of 22,232 euros, below the provincial average (25,508 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Preone is in climate zone F, with 3,258 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 460 metres above sea level.

Services

The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 1.1 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 1.4% of the land in Preone, compared with 6.8% in the province and 8.1% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Preone 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 Preone.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Preone: 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 Preone 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 2 inhabited census areas in Preone. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 59 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

ISTAT code 030084. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.