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Sequals: 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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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 Dante 1, Sequals.

Sequals, the mosaic makers' village below the Pre-Alps

Sequals is a village on the upper plain of Pordenone province, where the land starts to rise towards the Carnic Pre-Alps, not far from Spilimbergo. It is known for two things: a long tradition of terrazzo layers and mosaic makers who left from here to work across Europe, and Primo Carnera, the heavyweight boxing champion, who was born in Sequals and came back to live here.

Today it is a residential and farming municipality, with low houses, courtyards and plenty of green around them. Pordenone is the place for work and larger services, reached by car. Overture Maps data list 4 schools and 2 pharmacies, a good provision for a village of this size.

There were 2,185 residents in 2023, down 1.6% on 2011: a modest loss. The average age is 47.2, slightly above the provincial 46.6, and 27.6% of residents are over 65. Foreign nationals make up 10.2%.

The point to look at most carefully is earthquakes. Sequals is in seismic zone 2, like 27 municipalities in the province, and expected ground acceleration in the built-up area reaches about 0.247 g, a high value. After the 1976 Friuli earthquake many houses were repaired or rebuilt: with any property, ask for the year of construction, structural work carried out and the technical paperwork.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps here, and the report finds the plot from the address. Between the upper plain and the first hills, landslide and flood hazards vary from one spot to the next and are checked for the individual address.

Key points

  • Upper Pordenone plain, at the foot of the Carnic Pre-Alps.
  • Birthplace of Primo Carnera and of many mosaic makers.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.247 g.
  • 2,185 residents, down 1.6% since 2011.

Overview

Sequals is a municipality in the province of Pordenone, in Friuli-Venezia Giulia. At the end of 2023 it had 2,185 residents, ranked 30 of 50 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Sequals 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 0.247 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Sequals, 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 1.6%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 10.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Sequals declared an average taxable income of 22,925 euros, below the provincial average (25,584 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Sequals is in climate zone E, with 2,712 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 206 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Sequals has 4 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 2 healthcare facilities and 4 sports facilities.

There are 0.9 pharmacies per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.3).

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 8.4% of the land in Sequals, compared with 8.5% in the province and 8.1% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Sequals is one of the municipalities designated as a radon priority area by the Regione Friuli Venezia Giulia in 2024. According to the ISPRA map, the estimated radon emission in the municipality is high. 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 Sequals; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Sequals: 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 Sequals 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 16 inhabited census areas in Sequals. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 70 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 3.7%
  • good 96.3%

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 093042. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.