Chiusaforte: 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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Chiusaforte, the Canal del Ferro and the road to Sella Nevea
The Canal del Ferro is the narrow valley of the river Fella, the historic route between Friuli and Austria, now followed by the A23 motorway, the railway and the Alpe Adria cycle route laid on the old track bed. Chiusaforte lies on the valley floor at the mouth of the Val Raccolana, the road that climbs to Sella Nevea, the ski resort that belongs to the municipality.
The municipality's two sides matter to buyers. In the village, life is on the valley floor, with quick links towards Udine and Tarvisio; at Sella Nevea the market is holiday homes, tied to snow in winter and walking in summer. Either way winters are cold (climate zone F, the coldest band), and the steep mountains take hours of sunshine away in the shortest months.
The population is falling: 594 residents in 2023, 109 fewer than in 2011, a drop of 15.5%. The average age is 52.4, against 48.5 in the province of Udine, and over-65s make up 31.8% of residents. Declared incomes are slightly below the provincial average.
The seismic hazard is high. Chiusaforte is in zone 2, like 70 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of around 0.242 g. Buyers should ask when the building was built or rebuilt, and for the structural drawings and details of later work.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps, and the report finds the land parcel from the address. In such a narrow valley, distance from the Fella and its side streams and the stability of the slopes matter: the report checks them on the official maps for each house.
Key points
- Canal del Ferro, along the Fella, the A23 and the Alpe Adria cycle route.
- The municipality includes the Sella Nevea ski resort.
- 594 residents in 2023, down 15.5% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration around 0.242 g.
Overview
Chiusaforte is a municipality in the province of Udine, in Friuli-Venezia Giulia. At the end of 2023 it had 594 residents, ranked 117 of 134 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Chiusaforte is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (71 of 134) are in the same zone.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.242 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Chiusaforte, 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 15.5%. The estimated average age is 52 years, higher than the province average (49). 32% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 2.7% of the population. On average, a household has 1.8 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Chiusaforte declared an average taxable income of 23,176 euros, below the provincial average (25,508 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Chiusaforte is in climate zone F, with 3,498 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 391 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Chiusaforte has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 sports facility and 2 parks and green areas.
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 1.4% of the land in Chiusaforte, 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
Chiusaforte 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 Chiusaforte.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Chiusaforte: 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 Chiusaforte 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 23 inhabited census areas in Chiusaforte. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 62 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 6.7%
- fair 84.9%
- good 8.5%
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
- 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 030025. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.