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Raveo: 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: Frazione Esemon di Sopra 1, Raveo.

Raveo, a hillside village in Carnia

In Carnia, the mountain area of Friuli whose main town is Tolmezzo, Raveo occupies a hillside at around 520 metres, with meadows and woods around it and the Carnic mountains on every side. Tolmezzo is the place for the hospital, secondary schools and public offices; Udine is reached by driving down towards the plain.

Houses are typical of the Friulian mountains: stone and masonry buildings, often with a hay loft or wooden balcony, plus more recent homes. This is climate zone F, the coldest band, and winter is long, so insulation, windows and the type of heating weigh heavily on running costs. On the slopes, gradient and landslide hazard, and along the streams flood hazard, are read for the exact address; the report uses the official maps.

In 2023 there were 437 residents, 71 fewer than in 2011, a fall of 14.0%. The estimated average age is 50.9, against 48.5 in the province of Udine, and over-65s make up 33.4% against 27.8%. Foreign residents account for 4.8%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Earthquakes are something to check. Raveo is in seismic zone 2 on the scale kept by the Civil Protection Department, like 70 other municipalities in the province, and expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.220 g. The province also has 19 municipalities in zone 1. If the house has been rebuilt or strengthened in recent decades, ask for the plans and the dates of the work: they make a real difference to the building's value.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report traces the address back to its land parcel.

Key points

  • Carnia municipality on a hillside at about 520 metres.
  • Tolmezzo is the main town for services.
  • 437 residents in 2023, down 14.0% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.220 g.

Overview

Raveo is a municipality in the province of Udine, in Friuli-Venezia Giulia. At the end of 2023 it had 437 residents, among the smallest in the province (124 of 134).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Raveo 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 0.220 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Raveo, 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 14.0%. 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 4.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Raveo declared an average taxable income of 21,219 euros, below the provincial average (25,508 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Raveo is in climate zone F, with 3,399 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 518 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Raveo has 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 green area.

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 2.4% of the land in Raveo, 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

Raveo 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 Raveo.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Raveo: 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 Raveo 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 4 inhabited census areas in Raveo. 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 030089. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.