Visco: 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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Visco, Friulian plain on the edge of Palmanova
A small municipality on the Friulian plain, Visco borders Palmanova, the star-shaped fortress town. Until the First World War the border between Italy and Austria ran through here, and Visco lay on the Austrian side: that period left the land register system (catasto tavolare), which still applies today.
Unlike many small villages, it is growing. Istat, the national statistics office, counted 830 residents at the end of 2023, up 7.1% on 2011, and the population is young: an average age of 44.7 against 48.5 in the province of Udine, over-65s at 22.2% against 27.8%. Households have 2.39 members on average and declared income is in line with the provincial figure.
Buyers here often want a house with a garden on the plain, close to the roads and the motorway around Palmanova. Built land covers a larger share of the territory than in hill villages: homes, warehouses and infrastructure sit close together, so it is worth looking at what surrounds the plot.
Visco is in seismic zone 3 of the Civil Protection classification, like 43 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.144 g. For houses built before the 1980s, a structural check is useful.
On the cadastre: ownership is recorded in the land register, and for a purchase what counts is the entry in it, which the notary checks. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) maps are published all the same, and the report traces the address to its land parcel, also checking the official flood maps.
Key points
- Friulian plain right next to Palmanova.
- Population up 7.1% since 2011.
- Average age 44.7, against 48.5 in the province.
- Land register system, with Revenue Agency maps available.
Overview
Visco is a municipality in the province of Udine, in Friuli-Venezia Giulia. At the end of 2023 it had 830 residents, ranked 108 of 134 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Visco is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Only 44 of 134 municipalities in the province are in zone 3.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.144 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 grown by 7.1%. The estimated average age is 45 years, lower than the province average (49). 22% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 7.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Visco declared an average taxable income of 25,264 euros, in line with the province (25,508 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Visco is in climate zone E, with 2,278 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 24 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Visco has 1 school and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 healthcare 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 19.3% of the land in Visco, 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
Visco 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Visco. The report tells you whether one is close to the address.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Visco: 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
Visco 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 10 inhabited census areas in Visco. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 67 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 11.0%
- good 89.0%
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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Radon priority areas (Legislative Decree 101/2020), Regione Friuli Venezia Giulia, national list compiled by ARPA Lombardia. Licence Atto pubblico (art. 5 L. 633/1941), 2024.
- Contaminated sites, ISPRA, MOSAICO - Banca dati nazionale dei siti oggetto di procedimento di bonifica. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 12 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 030135. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.