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Villesse: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Gorizia, 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 Monte Santo 1, Villesse.

Villesse, the Isonzo, the motorway and the tavolare register

Villesse lies on the Isonzo plain, on the right bank of the river opposite Gradisca. It is a farming village whose edges have changed in recent years: near the junction between the A4 motorway and the link road to Gorizia a large retail park has grown up, bringing traffic and jobs. The centre is still compact, with low houses and courtyards, surrounded by fields and vineyards.

For getting around the location is handy: Gorizia, Monfalcone, Udine and Trieste are all a reasonable drive, and the regional airport at Ronchi dei Legionari is not far. House hunters will find villas, terraced houses and old Friulian courtyard houses needing work. Near the main roads and the retail area, check noise and rush-hour traffic.

Istat, the national statistics office, counts 1,607 residents in 2023, down 6.4% since 2011. The average age is 49.1 against 48.0 for the province; over-65s make up 28.0% and foreign residents 5.8%.

The province of Gorizia has 10 municipalities in seismic zone 2 and 15 in zone 3. Villesse is in zone 3, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.148 g, so for a house built before the 1980s ask how the structure is made and whether it has had any work.

As in the rest of the Gorizia area, property is recorded under the tavolare system: ownership is checked in the land register (libro fondiario), a routine search for local notaries and surveyors. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) still publishes the cadastral maps, so the report goes from the address to the land parcel and reads the official flood maps for that spot, which matters near the river.

Key points

  • Isonzo plain, on the right bank opposite Gradisca.
  • Near the A4 and the Gorizia link road, with a large retail park.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration of 0.148 g.
  • Tavolare land register, with Revenue Agency maps published.

Overview

Villesse is a municipality in the province of Gorizia, in Friuli-Venezia Giulia. At the end of 2023 it had 1,607 residents, ranked 17 of 25 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Villesse is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Most municipalities in the province (15 of 25) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.148 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

Even in zone 3, seismic standards apply to new buildings: for an older building, ask about the design year and any structural work.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has fallen by 6.4%. The estimated average age is 49 years, in line with the province. 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 5.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Villesse declared an average taxable income of 23,792 euros, in line with the province (24,418 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Villesse is in climate zone E, with 2,232 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, Villesse has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility, 4 sports facilities and 1 green area.

There are 1.2 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more 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 21.7% of the land in Villesse, compared with 13.0% in the province and 8.1% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Villesse 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 contaminated sites in Villesse.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Villesse: 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

Villesse uses the tavolare (land book) system, but the Revenue Agency still publishes the maps: the report finds the building's parcel, that is its sheet and parcel number, starting from the address.

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 Villesse. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 50 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 49.3%
  • fair 50.7%

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 031025. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.