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Aquileia: 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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For example: Localita' Beligna 1, Aquileia.

Aquileia, the Roman city between plain and lagoon

Aquileia was one of the great cities of Roman Italy, and today its patriarchal basilica with its mosaics and the archaeological area are a Unesco World Heritage Site. The present-day town is small and lies in the low Friulian plain, almost at sea level, on the road that runs from the plain to the lagoon and Grado.

Anyone buying in Aquileia should know that ancient remains lie beneath much of the area. Excavation, extensions and new building may be subject to restrictions and to checks by the Soprintendenza, the state heritage authority, which affects the time and cost of works: ask the municipality before signing. The market offers village houses, detached homes and rural properties; for work and services people look to Cervignano, Udine or Monfalcone. As this is low-lying plain between rivers, canals and the lagoon, the report checks the official flood maps for the address.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 3,152 residents in 2023, down 8.4% since 2011. The population is old: an average age of 50.7 against 48.5 for the province, and over-65s at 31.0%. Average incomes are a little below the Udine average.

Aquileia is in seismic zone 3 of the Civil Protection classification, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.104 g, lower than in the hills of Friuli. Here, as in the other areas that were once Austrian, the land register is the tavolare system: ownership is checked in the Libro fondiario, although the Revenue Agency's cadastral maps are also available and the report uses them to trace the plot.

Key points

  • Roman city, Unesco basilica and archaeological area.
  • Archaeological restrictions possible on digging and building.
  • 3,152 residents, over-65s at 31.0%.
  • Seismic zone 3, tavolare register, maps available.

Overview

Aquileia is a municipality in the province of Udine, in Friuli-Venezia Giulia. At the end of 2023 it had 3,152 residents, ranked 43 of 134 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Aquileia is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Only 44 of 134 municipalities in the province are in zone 3.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.104 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

Even in zone 3, seismic standards apply to new buildings: for an older building, ask about the design year and any structural work.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has fallen by 8.4%. The estimated average age is 51 years, higher than the province average (49). 31% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 4.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Aquileia declared an average taxable income of 24,471 euros, in line with the province (25,508 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Aquileia is in climate zone E, with 2,244 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 5 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Aquileia has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop and 1 green area.

The data shows no healthcare facilities 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 6.3% of the land in Aquileia, 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

Aquileia 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 low. 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 open contaminated sites in Aquileia; 3 have been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Aquileia: 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

Aquileia uses the tavolare (land book) system, but the Revenue Agency still publishes the maps: the report finds the building's parcel, that is its sheet and parcel number, starting from the address.

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 49 inhabited census areas in Aquileia. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 69 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 26.9%
  • good 73.1%

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 030004. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.