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Prepotto: 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 Albana 1, Prepotto.

Prepotto, hills and vineyards along the Judrio

Prepotto lies in the Colli Orientali del Friuli hills, on the border with Slovenia: the Judrio stream, at the bottom of the valley, marks the frontier for a long stretch. The municipality is a scattering of small hamlets among vine-covered hills and woods, and its name is tied to Schioppettino, a red wine from a local grape variety that has one of its historic areas here.

Buyers will mostly find stone farmhouses, renovated buildings among the vineyards and village houses in the hamlets. For work and services the reference points are Cividale del Friuli and Udine, by car. On the hillsides and near the Judrio the ground needs checking plot by plot: the report looks at slope, landslides and flooding on the official maps, one address at a time.

The population is falling and ageing. In 2023 there were 702 residents, down 13.2% on 2011, with an average age of 50.5 against 48.5 in the province. Over-65s make up 28.2% and households have 2.10 members on average. Average declared income is below the provincial figure.

Seismic hazard here is medium to high. Prepotto is in zone 2 of the Civil Protection (Protezione Civile) classification, like 70 other municipalities in the province of Udine, and the expected ground acceleration is about 0.233 g. With a stone house, find out what work was carried out after the 1976 earthquake and ask an engineer to check the walls and roof.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes Prepotto's cadastral maps: the report works from the address to the land parcel, which helps when a farmhouse comes with outbuildings, vines or land.

Key points

  • Colli Orientali hills, on the Slovenian border along the Judrio.
  • 702 residents, down 13.2% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.233 g.
  • Over-65s at 28.2%, average age 50.5.

Overview

Prepotto is a municipality in the province of Udine, in Friuli-Venezia Giulia. At the end of 2023 it had 702 residents, ranked 111 of 134 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Prepotto 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 0.233 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Prepotto, 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 13.2%. The estimated average age is 51 years, higher than the province average (49). 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 2.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Prepotto declared an average taxable income of 21,962 euros, below the provincial average (25,508 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Prepotto is in climate zone E, with 2,578 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 105 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Prepotto has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 sports facility.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.6 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 4.1% of the land in Prepotto, 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

Prepotto 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 no open contaminated sites in Prepotto; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Prepotto: 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 Prepotto 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 40 inhabited census areas in Prepotto. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 64 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 52.5%
  • good 47.5%

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 030085. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.