Cervignano del Friuli: 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 Aquileia 2, Cervignano del Friuli.
Cervignano del Friuli, a rail hub between Aquileia and Grado
Cervignano is the main town of the eastern Friulian lowlands, crossed by the Ausa river and only a few metres above sea level. Aquileia lies just to the south and the Grado lagoon a little further on, so the town serves the whole area for secondary schools, shops and offices.
Cervignano-Aquileia-Grado station is on the Venice-Trieste line and also has trains to Udine; next to it is one of the main freight yards in Friuli. For commuters to Udine, Trieste or Monfalcone the train is a real option, and the roads to Palmanova and the coast are close.
One point often surprises buyers from other parts of Italy. Cervignano belonged to Austria until the First World War, and property here is recorded in the land register known as the catasto tavolare, rather than in the ordinary property registry used in the rest of the country. A sale is completed by registration at the land register office: the notary handles it, but it is worth knowing how long it takes. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) still publishes the cadastral maps, and the report finds the parcel from the address.
There were 13,680 residents in 2023, up 2.0% since 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. The estimated mean age is 47.2 against 48.5 for the province of Udine, over-65s are 25.4% and foreign residents 14.0%.
Friuli knows earthquakes well, above all since 1976, but the lowlands are the least exposed part: Cervignano is in seismic zone 3 of the Civil Protection classification, while 19 municipalities in the province are in zone 1. Expected ground acceleration is about 0.123 g. Low-lying land, a shallow water table and drainage ditches make it worth checking flood hazard at the individual address, which the report does with the official maps.
Key points
- Station on the Venice-Trieste line, north of Aquileia and Grado.
- Tavolare land register: ownership recorded in the Austrian-style land book.
- Population up 2.0% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 3; 19 municipalities in the province in zone 1.
Overview
Cervignano del Friuli is a municipality in the province of Udine, in Friuli-Venezia Giulia. At the end of 2023 it had 13,680 residents, among the most populous in the province (4 of 134).
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Cervignano del Friuli 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 0.123 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 grown by 2.0%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 14.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Cervignano del Friuli declared an average taxable income of 24,980 euros, in line with the province (25,508 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Cervignano del Friuli is in climate zone E, with 2,239 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 2 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Cervignano del Friuli has 12 schools and 4 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 11 grocery shops and supermarkets, 9 healthcare facilities, 12 sports facilities and 3 parks and green areas.
There are 0.3 pharmacies per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.4).
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 21.6% of the land in Cervignano del Friuli, compared with 6.8% in the province and 8.1% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.5 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Cervignano del Friuli 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Cervignano del Friuli, and 4 more have been cleaned up or closed. The report tells you whether one is close to the address.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Cervignano del Friuli: 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
Cervignano del Friuli uses the tavolare (land book) system, but the Revenue Agency still publishes the maps: the report finds the building's parcel, that is its sheet and parcel number, starting from the address.
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 79 inhabited census areas in Cervignano del Friuli. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 73 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 19.7%
- good 55.9%
- very good 24.4%
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 030023. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.