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Bicinicco: 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 Roma 1, Bicinicco.

Bicinicco, a farming village on the Friulian plain south of Udine

Bicinicco lies on the Friulian plain south of Udine, among cultivated fields, straight roads and small clusters of houses built around courtyards. The land is completely flat and close to sea level, so homes are easy to reach and many come with a garden or a vegetable plot. Work, the hospital and secondary schools are in Udine, a short drive away.

According to Istat, Italy's national statistics office, the village had 1,792 residents in 2023, down 6.8% on the 2011 census, or 130 fewer people. The average age is 48.3, close to 48.5 for the province, while over-65s make up 25.2%, below the provincial 27.8%. Households have 2.36 members on average and foreign residents account for 3.9%.

Day-to-day services are those of a small rural municipality: the data list 2 schools and 1 pharmacy, and the weekly shop means driving to a nearby town. Declared incomes are slightly below the average for the province of Udine. Bicinicco is in climate zone E, with cold, often foggy winters, so insulation and the boiler make a real difference to the running costs of a detached house.

Friuli knows earthquakes well. Bicinicco is in seismic zone 3, as are 43 other municipalities in the province, and the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is 0.149 g. For a house built before the latest earthquake rules, ask when it was built and whether any structural work has been done.

On flat land water matters too. The report for an address checks the official flood maps and traces the plot using the cadastral maps of the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate), which are published for this municipality as well.

Key points

  • Friulian plain south of Udine, low houses with courtyards.
  • Population down 6.8% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.149 g.
  • Revenue Agency cadastral maps available.

Overview

Bicinicco is a municipality in the province of Udine, in Friuli-Venezia Giulia. At the end of 2023 it had 1,792 residents, ranked 79 of 134 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Bicinicco 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 0.149 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 6.8%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 3.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Bicinicco declared an average taxable income of 23,959 euros, below the provincial average (25,508 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Bicinicco is in climate zone E, with 2,454 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 36 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Bicinicco has 2 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 12.4% of the land in Bicinicco, 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

Bicinicco 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 very 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 open contaminated sites in Bicinicco; 2 have been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Bicinicco: 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 Bicinicco 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 13 inhabited census areas in Bicinicco. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 57 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 030011. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.