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Amaro: 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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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 Roma 1, Amaro.

Amaro, at the gateway to Carnia on the Tagliamento

Driving north from Udine towards Austria on the A23 motorway, you pass Amaro right where the Tagliamento valley enters Carnia, the mountain area of Friuli in north-eastern Italy, close to Tolmezzo. The village is at about 300 metres on the valley floor, with mountains rising steeply right behind it. Tolmezzo is the town for hospital, schools and shops; Udine is a drive down the valley.

Amaro has held on to its population: 844 residents at the end of 2023, practically the same as in 2011 (when there were 841), according to Istat, the national statistics office. It is also younger than the province: average age 46.0 against 48.5, over-65s at 23.3% against 27.8%. Foreign residents are 3.9%. Average declared incomes are slightly below the provincial average.

The main point for a buyer is earthquakes. Amaro is in seismic zone 1 (zone 1 is the most hazardous), like 19 municipalities in the province of Udine, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.249 g. Much of mountain Friuli was rebuilt after the 1976 earthquake: for any house, find out when it was built or rebuilt, to what design, and whether further work has been done since.

The climate is zone E, with cold winters. Below the steep slopes and near the Tagliamento, the report reads the official landslide and flood maps for the address, which in the mountains vary a great deal from one spot to the next.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, so from the address the report reaches the land parcel.

Key points

  • Gateway to Carnia, on the Tagliamento and the A23.
  • Stable population, average age 46.0.
  • Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration about 0.249 g.
  • Ask for the year and design of construction or rebuilding.

Overview

Amaro is a municipality in the province of Udine, in Friuli-Venezia Giulia. At the end of 2023 it had 844 residents, ranked 106 of 134 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Amaro is in seismic zone 1, the highest-risk zone, where very strong earthquakes are possible. Only 19 of 134 municipalities in the province are in zone 1.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.249 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Amaro, 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 46 years, lower than the province average (49). 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 3.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Amaro declared an average taxable income of 23,436 euros, below the provincial average (25,508 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Amaro is in climate zone E, with 2,714 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 296 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Amaro has 1 school and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop and 1 healthcare facility.

There are 1.2 pharmacies per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.4).

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 5.1% of the land in Amaro, compared with 6.8% in the province and 8.1% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.6 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Amaro 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 Amaro.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Amaro: 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 Amaro 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 9 inhabited census areas in Amaro. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.1%
  • fair 99.9%

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 030002. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.