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Vito d'Asio: 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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For example: Via Quattro Novembre di Pielungo 1, Vito d'Asio.

Vito d'Asio, mountain hamlets in the Val d'Arzino

The Val d'Arzino, in the Carnic Prealps of the province of Pordenone, is home to the mountain municipality of Vito d'Asio. Its territory is large and wooded, split into many hamlets scattered along the valley and across the slopes, linked by long, winding roads. For work and services people drive down to the Friulian plain, to Spilimbergo or the towns along the Tagliamento.

The population is older than the provincial average: average age 52.4 against 46.6, over-65s at 34.5% against 25.1%. There were 721 residents in 2023, 11.9% fewer than in 2011 (Istat, the national statistics office). Foreign residents account for 6.5%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Earthquakes come first. Vito d'Asio is in seismic zone 1, the highest class, like 12 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.256 g. After the 1976 Friuli earthquake much of the housing in the valley was repaired or rebuilt: buyers should ask when, to which design and with what checks.

The climate is the other concrete factor: climate zone F, long and cold winters, with the heating on for most of the year. Houses are mostly stone or rebuilt masonry, often used as second homes. Each hamlet differs in exposure, winter access and ground hazards: the report reads the official landslide and flood maps for the exact spot, on the slopes and along the Arzino.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are published for the municipality, and the report links the address to its land parcel.

Key points

  • Mountain municipality in the Val d'Arzino, Carnic Prealps.
  • Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration about 0.256 g.
  • Over-65s at 34.5%, against 25.1% in the province.
  • Climate zone F: long, cold winters.

Overview

Vito d'Asio is a municipality in the province of Pordenone, in Friuli-Venezia Giulia. At the end of 2023 it had 721 residents, ranked 42 of 50 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Vito d'Asio is in seismic zone 1, the highest-risk zone, where very strong earthquakes are possible. Only 13 of 50 municipalities in the province are in zone 1.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.256 g, a high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Vito d'Asio, 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 11.9%. The estimated average age is 52 years, higher than the province average (47). 35% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 6.5% of the population. On average, a household has 1.8 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Vito d'Asio declared an average taxable income of 20,974 euros, below the provincial average (25,584 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Vito d'Asio is in climate zone F, with 2,962 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 320 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Vito d'Asio has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.5 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 Vito d'Asio, 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

Vito d'Asio 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 Vito d'Asio.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Vito d'Asio: 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 Vito d'Asio 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 26 inhabited census areas in Vito d'Asio. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 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 093049. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.