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Bagnaria Arsa: 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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Bagnaria Arsa, low Friuli plain south of Palmanova

Bagnaria Arsa lies on the low Friuli plain, south of Palmanova, in open countryside of fields, vineyards and small lowland woods. The municipality is split into several hamlets, each with its own cluster of houses and its own church, as in many villages in the area. Udine is the reference provincial capital, while for the sea and the lagoon the coast at Grado is not far away.

For buyers the market consists of detached houses with gardens, semi-detached homes and old rural houses, often with a courtyard and farm buildings. People working in Udine or in the industrial areas of the lowland usually travel by car. In older houses, insulation, windows and heating matter, because winters are cold and damp.

In 2023 there were 3,461 residents, down 3.2% since 2011, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 48.4, the same as the province (48.5), and over-65s are 28.0%. Foreign residents are 5.3%. Average incomes are a little below the provincial average.

Friuli is an earthquake region: the province of Udine has municipalities in zones 1, 2 and 3. Bagnaria Arsa is in zone 3, the least exposed of the three, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.133 g. For a house built before the current rules it is still worth asking how the structure was made.

The Revenue Agency publishes the cadastral maps. On the low plain, with a shallow water table and drainage channels, the report checks the official flood maps for the exact address.

Key points

  • Low Friuli plain south of Palmanova, split into hamlets.
  • Detached and rural houses with courtyards, travel by car.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.133 g.
  • 3,461 residents, average age 48.4.

Overview

Bagnaria Arsa is a municipality in the province of Udine, in Friuli-Venezia Giulia. At the end of 2023 it had 3,461 residents, ranked 42 of 134 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Bagnaria Arsa 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 0.133 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 3.2%. 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 5.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Bagnaria Arsa declared an average taxable income of 24,072 euros, below the provincial average (25,508 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Bagnaria Arsa is in climate zone E, with 2,222 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 20 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Bagnaria Arsa has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility and 3 sports facilities.

There are 0.3 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.6).

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 13.8% of the land in Bagnaria Arsa, compared with 6.8% in the province and 8.1% in the region. In 2024 built-up land shrank by 0.6 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Bagnaria Arsa 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 Bagnaria Arsa.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Bagnaria Arsa: 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 Bagnaria Arsa 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 30 inhabited census areas in Bagnaria Arsa. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 66 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 27.0%
  • good 73.0%

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 030008. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.