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Artegna: 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: Via Villa 1, Artegna.

Artegna, San Martino hill at the foot of the Pre-Alps

Artegna lies where the Friulian plain meets the Pre-Alps, just south of Gemona, with the village spread around the hill of San Martino, crowned by a church and a castle. Within a short distance the land goes from lowland meadows to the lower slopes of the mountains, and Udine can be reached by car or train.

The Pontebbana railway, linking Udine with Tarvisio and Austria, has a station at Artegna, and the motorway heading north runs close by. For buyers that means a quiet but well-connected village, with detached houses and villas, some blocks of flats and houses in the centre. Many buildings were rebuilt or repaired after the 1976 earthquake that struck the whole Gemona area, so in the centre restored old houses stand next to buildings redone to more modern standards.

The population is stable: 2,878 residents in 2023, practically the same number as in 2011. The mean age is 48.4, the same as the province of Udine (48.5), and 27.8% are over 65. Foreign nationals make up 4.3%, and declared incomes are slightly below the provincial average.

Artegna is in seismic zone 1, the highest, like 18 other municipalities in the province of Udine, and the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is 0.257 g. Before buying, ask whether the house was rebuilt or upgraded after 1976 and under which permits: the reconstruction records are often available and help you understand how the building is made.

Key points

  • Between the Friulian plain and the Pre-Alps, south of Gemona
  • Station on the Pontebbana railway
  • Stable population, 2,878 residents
  • Seismic zone 1, acceleration 0.257 g

Overview

Artegna is a municipality in the province of Udine, in Friuli-Venezia Giulia. At the end of 2023 it had 2,878 residents, ranked 45 of 134 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Artegna 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 0.257 g, a high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Artegna, 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 48 years, in line with the province. 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 4.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Artegna declared an average taxable income of 24,865 euros, in line with the province (25,508 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Artegna is in climate zone E, with 2,730 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 210 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Artegna has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 healthcare facility and 1 green area.

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 14.6% of the land in Artegna, 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

Artegna 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 no contaminated sites in Artegna.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Artegna: 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 Artegna 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 16 inhabited census areas in Artegna. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.2%
  • fair 99.8%

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 030006. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.