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Buja: 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 Collosomano 1, Buja.

Buja, hamlets on the moraine hills between Udine and Gemona

Buja is spread over the moraine hills north of Udine, the ridges left by the ancient Tagliamento glacier where the Friulian plain ends and the mountains begin. There is no single compact centre. The municipality is a patchwork of hamlets and small settlements spread across the hills, with isolated houses and workshops along the roads towards Udine and Gemona.

Earthquakes are a real consideration here. The 1976 earthquake that struck Friuli caused severe damage in Buja and the surrounding villages, and many houses were rebuilt or repaired in the years that followed. Italy's Civil Protection Department places the town in seismic zone 1, the highest class, as it does 19 municipalities in the province of Udine, and the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.251 g. A buyer should find out whether a building dates from the reconstruction, is more recent, or is an older house that survived, and ask for the design documents, the structural sign-off and any later work before signing a preliminary contract.

Most people work in Udine, about twenty kilometres away, or at firms across upper Friuli. With the hamlets so spread out, distances inside the municipality are long and nearly everything is done by car; the report measures how far schools, shops and pharmacies are from the exact location of the house.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 6,333 residents in 2023, down 4.4% on 2011. The average age of 48.6 is practically the provincial figure (48.5), over-65s make up 27.8% and households are small, 2.14 people on average. Foreign residents account for 6.0%, and declared incomes are a little below the provincial average.

Ground conditions vary a lot from one hill to the next: slopes, landslides and standing water in the hollows are assessed for the individual address. Buja does not use the Austrian-style land book, and the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes its cadastral maps, so the report can trace any address to its land parcel.

Key points

  • Hamlets scattered over the moraine hills north of Udine.
  • Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration about 0.251 g.
  • Many houses rebuilt or repaired after the 1976 earthquake.
  • 6,333 residents, down 4.4% since 2011.

Overview

Buja is a municipality in the province of Udine, in Friuli-Venezia Giulia. At the end of 2023 it had 6,333 residents, ranked 18 of 134 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Buja 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 0.251 g, a high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Buja, 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 4.4%. The estimated average age is 49 years, in line with the province. 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 6.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Buja declared an average taxable income of 24,399 euros, in line with the province (25,508 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Buja has 5 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets, 2 healthcare facilities and 4 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 20.1% of the land in Buja, 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

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

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Buja: 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 Buja 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 47 inhabited census areas in Buja. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.5%
  • fair 99.5%

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 030013. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.