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Vivaro: 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 Vittorio Emanuele 1, Vivaro.

Vivaro, the gravel grasslands between Cellina and Meduna

The magredi are dry grasslands on gravel, formed from the debris that the Cellina and Meduna torrents carried down from the mountains: a distinctive landscape, partly protected, that surrounds Vivaro. The village lies in the upper plain of Pordenone, with the Carnic Pre-Alps to the north, Maniago and Spilimbergo as the nearby towns and Pordenone further south.

The gravelly soil drains well and the countryside is made up of large plots, vineyards and permanent meadows. Houses are mostly detached, with a garden or land, and alongside the old village houses there are newer buildings. Buyers should look at the year of construction and any structural work, as well as insulation and heating.

In 2023 there were 1,329 residents, down 5.0% on 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 45.6 (46.6 in the province), over-65s are 25.0% and foreign residents 11.4%. Average incomes are below the provincial average.

The province of Pordenone has 13 municipalities in seismic zone 1, 27 in zone 2 and 10 in zone 3. Vivaro is in zone 2, but with an expected ground acceleration of 0.231 g, a high value. The area remembers the 1976 Friuli earthquake: for any house, ask for the paperwork on any rebuilding or strengthening work.

The local torrents have wide, usually dry beds, but they change character in flood. For the address, the report checks the official flood hazard maps and finds the parcel on the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) maps.

Key points

  • Village of the magredi, in the upper plain between Cellina and Meduna.
  • 1,329 residents, down 5.0% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.231 g.
  • Gravel soils and wide torrent beds: check floods by address.

Overview

Vivaro is a municipality in the province of Pordenone, in Friuli-Venezia Giulia. At the end of 2023 it had 1,329 residents, ranked 38 of 50 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Vivaro 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 0.231 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Vivaro, 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 5.0%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 11.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Vivaro declared an average taxable income of 21,944 euros, below the provincial average (25,584 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Vivaro is in climate zone E, with 2,597 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 138 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Vivaro has 4 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility and 2 sports facilities.

There are 3.0 schools per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.8).

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 5.2% of the land in Vivaro, 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

Vivaro 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 Vivaro.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Vivaro: 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 Vivaro 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 12 inhabited census areas in Vivaro. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 78 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 32.3%
  • good 67.7%

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 093050. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.