Castions di Strada: 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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Castions di Strada, the lowlands of southern Friuli
In the Bassa friulana, the plain that runs from Udine down towards the Marano lagoon, Castions di Strada is a farming municipality only about 20 metres above sea level, made up of the main village and the hamlet of Morsano di Strada. The landscape is flat, with fields of maize and soya, rows of trees and irrigation ditches, and the nearest larger centres, Udine, Palmanova and Codroipo, are all within driving distance.
Homes are mostly Friulian houses built around a yard, often with farm outbuildings, and detached houses from the 1970s onwards. On a plain where groundwater is close to the surface, check walls and basements for damp. Local services are limited: the data we use show no supermarkets in the municipality, so for a big shop people go to the neighbouring towns.
In 2023 there were 3,672 residents, down 5.0% on 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 48.2, in line with the province of Udine, over-65s make up 27.5% and foreign residents 5.6%. Households have 2.26 people on average and declared incomes are below the provincial average.
The province of Udine spans several seismic zones in the Civil Protection classification (the national emergency agency): 19 municipalities are in zone 1, 71 in zone 2 and 44 in zone 3. Castions di Strada is in zone 3, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.135 g in the built-up area. For a masonry house with a yard, check the ties between walls and floors and the state of the roof. The report checks the official flood maps for the address and finds the land parcel through the Revenue Agency's cadastral maps.
Key points
- Farming municipality in southern Friuli, with the hamlet of Morsano di Strada.
- 3,672 residents, down 5.0% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.135 g.
- Yard houses and shallow groundwater: check for damp.
Overview
Castions di Strada is a municipality in the province of Udine, in Friuli-Venezia Giulia. At the end of 2023 it had 3,672 residents, ranked 39 of 134 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Castions di Strada 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 0.135 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 5.0%. 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 5.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Castions di Strada declared an average taxable income of 22,863 euros, below the provincial average (25,508 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Castions di Strada is in climate zone E, with 2,203 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 23 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Castions di Strada has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 2 healthcare facilities, 2 sports facilities and 1 green area.
There are 0.3 grocery shops and supermarkets 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 11.7% of the land in Castions di Strada, compared with 6.8% in the province and 8.1% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.1 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Castions di Strada 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 open contaminated sites in Castions di Strada; one has been cleaned up or closed.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Castions di Strada: 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 Castions di Strada 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 Castions di Strada. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 63 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 76.6%
- good 23.4%
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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Radon priority areas (Legislative Decree 101/2020), Regione Friuli Venezia Giulia, national list compiled by ARPA Lombardia. Licence Atto pubblico (art. 5 L. 633/1941), 2024.
- Contaminated sites, ISPRA, MOSAICO - Banca dati nazionale dei siti oggetto di procedimento di bonifica. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 12 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 030020. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.