Zoppola: 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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Zoppola, hamlets and farmland east of Pordenone
The farmland stretching east from Pordenone towards Casarsa and the Tagliamento river is Zoppola's territory, on the Friuli plain. Alongside the main village there are several hamlets, including Castions and Orcenico, each with its church, a few shops and fields all round. The castle of Zoppola, with its walls, recalls the feudal past of this part of Friuli.
It suits people looking for a detached house with a garden about ten kilometres from Pordenone and its factories. The nearest railway stations are in Pordenone and Casarsa della Delizia, and day to day people drive. Before choosing, compare the hamlets, since distance to services, traffic and noise vary quite a lot.
The population is almost unchanged: 8,352 residents in 2023, 0.8% fewer than in 2011. The estimated average age of 46.7 and the share of over-65s, 25.6%, are practically the same as for the province, and foreign residents make up 9.1%. Zoppola ranks number 13 by population among the 50 municipalities in the province of Pordenone.
Earthquakes need to be taken seriously in western Friuli. In the province, 13 municipalities towards the mountains are in zone 1, the highest class; Zoppola is in zone 2 along with 26 others, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.178 g. For houses built before current seismic standards, or old rural buildings to convert, a structural survey before buying is money well spent.
The cadastral maps are those of the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate), and the report reaches the plot from the address. On a plain crossed by irrigation channels and ditches, proximity to watercourses and flood hazard are also checked for the individual address.
Key points
- Plain between Pordenone and the Tagliamento; hamlets such as Castions.
- Population almost stable: 8,352 residents in 2023.
- Seismic zone 2; 13 municipalities in the province are in zone 1.
- Older houses and rural buildings deserve a structural survey.
Overview
Zoppola is a municipality in the province of Pordenone, in Friuli-Venezia Giulia. At the end of 2023 it had 8,352 residents, ranked 13 of 50 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Zoppola 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 0.178 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Zoppola, 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 number of residents is nearly unchanged. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 9.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Zoppola declared an average taxable income of 23,891 euros, below the provincial average (25,584 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Zoppola is in climate zone E, with 2,481 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 36 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Zoppola has 6 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 5 grocery shops and supermarkets, 5 sports facilities and 1 green area.
The data shows no healthcare facilities 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 13.9% of the land in Zoppola, compared with 8.5% in the province and 8.1% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.5 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Zoppola 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 2 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Zoppola. 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 Zoppola: 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 Zoppola 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 62 inhabited census areas in Zoppola. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 65 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 2.4%
- fair 44.4%
- good 53.2%
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 093051. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.