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Attimis: 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 Principale 1, Attimis.

Attimis, hills and woods of eastern Friuli

Attimis lies in eastern Friuli, where the plain north-east of Udine gives way to the first hills and the woods of the Julian Pre-Alps. The municipality is spread across several hamlets, with the main village at the foot of the hills and smaller settlements on the slopes; the ruins of medieval castles still stand on the heights. Udine is about twenty kilometres away and for many residents it is where they work and use services.

Buyers find detached houses with gardens, old stone farmhouses and a few newer homes. Houses in the hill hamlets have narrow access and slopes, while those lower down are easier. Winters are cold and wet (climate zone E), and insulation and heating weigh on running costs.

There are 1,641 residents (2023), 11.8% fewer than in 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 50.9, against 48.5 for the province of Udine, and over-65s make up 31.2%. Foreign residents are 5.1%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Attimis is in seismic zone 1, the highest, one of 19 municipalities in the province in this class, with an expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of 0.254 g. The 1976 Friuli earthquake also struck this area and many houses were repaired or rebuilt: ask for the paperwork for that work and anything done since.

The Revenue Agency publishes the cadastral maps. The report finds the land parcel from the address and checks the official landslide and flood maps, to be read carefully on the slopes and along the streams coming down from the hills.

Key points

  • Hills and woods north-east of Udine.
  • One of 19 municipalities in the province in zone 1.
  • Expected acceleration 0.254 g: ask about structural work.
  • Residents down 11.8% since 2011.

Overview

Attimis is a municipality in the province of Udine, in Friuli-Venezia Giulia. At the end of 2023 it had 1,641 residents, ranked 85 of 134 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Attimis 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 0.254 g, a high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Attimis, 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 11.8%. 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 5.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Attimis declared an average taxable income of 22,405 euros, below the provincial average (25,508 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Attimis is in climate zone E, with 2,639 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 195 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Attimis has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 sports facility.

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 4.4% of the land in Attimis, 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

Attimis 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 Attimis.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Attimis: 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 Attimis 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 28 inhabited census areas in Attimis. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 100.0%

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 030007. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.