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Ampezzo: 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 Nazionale 1, Ampezzo.

Ampezzo, in Carnia where the road climbs to Sauris

The usual road to Sauris starts in Ampezzo: the village lies in the upper Tagliamento valley, in Carnia, at the point where the roads climb to the lake and the Lumiei valley, one through the gorge and the other over the Pura pass. The centre, at about 560 metres, is gathered on the valley floor and surrounded by wooded mountains. Tolmezzo is the local centre for secondary schools, hospital and shopping.

The housing mixes traditional Carnic houses, in stone with steep roofs, and buildings rebuilt or renovated in recent decades. This is a mountain climate, zone F: buyers should weigh heating, insulation, the roof and snow management. A house used only in summer also needs checking for damp and for services that have stood idle for long periods.

Ampezzo is losing people and getting older. In 2023 there were 891 residents, down 13.5% since 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics institute; the estimated average age is 53.5 against 48.5 in the province of Udine, and over-65s are 35.8% against 27.8% provincially. Households are small, 1.86 people on average, and foreign residents are 4.4%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Earthquake hazard is significant: the Civil Protection department places Ampezzo in zone 2, like 71 of the 134 municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.212 g. For a masonry house, ask whether structural work has been carried out and keep the paperwork.

In an Alpine valley like this, landslides, debris flows and stream floods need checking for the individual address: the report uses the official maps. The Revenue Agency publishes the cadastral maps.

Key points

  • Carnia, upper Tagliamento valley, gateway to Sauris.
  • Over-65s at 35.8%, average age 53.5.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.212 g.
  • Mountain climate zone F: heating and roof come first.

Overview

Ampezzo is a municipality in the province of Udine, in Friuli-Venezia Giulia. At the end of 2023 it had 891 residents, ranked 103 of 134 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Ampezzo is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (71 of 134) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.212 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Ampezzo, 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 13.5%. The estimated average age is 54 years, higher than the province average (49). 36% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 4.4% of the population. On average, a household has 1.9 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Ampezzo declared an average taxable income of 21,396 euros, below the provincial average (25,508 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Ampezzo is in climate zone F, with 3,405 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 560 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Ampezzo has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy.

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 1.5% of the land in Ampezzo, 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

Ampezzo 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 no contaminated sites in Ampezzo.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Ampezzo: 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 Ampezzo 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 22 inhabited census areas in Ampezzo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 61 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 79.8%
  • good 20.2%

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

ISTAT code 030003. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.