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Faedis: 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 Soffumbergo 1, Faedis.

Faedis, between the eastern hills and the Julian Pre-Alps

Faedis lies where the Friulian plain meets the first hills, north-east of Udine, with the Julian Pre-Alps behind it and Cividale del Friuli not far off. The land rises from the village towards hill and mountain hamlets scattered across the slopes, among chestnut woods and vineyards. The remains of medieval castles stand on the heights, and the wine most tied to the name is Refosco di Faedis.

For a buyer, altitude makes the difference. Down at around 170 metres are the main village and the lowland hamlets, with detached houses and gardens, about twenty minutes from Udine by car. Higher up, the hamlets have stone houses, narrow roads and longer winters: quiet places, but far from services and with heating costs to budget for.

Istat, the Italian statistics office, counts 2,754 residents (2023), down 8.6% on 2011. The average age of 49.4 is just above the Udine province average (48.5), and 28.8% are over 65. Foreign nationals make up 4.5%, and declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Faedis is in seismic zone 2, with an expected acceleration of 0.246 g, high for this class. After the 1976 earthquake, reconstruction in Friuli rebuilt many buildings to earthquake-resistant standards, so for any house it helps to know whether it dates from that period and what paperwork exists.

On the steep slopes and along the streams coming down from the Pre-Alps, the report checks the official landslide and flood maps for the address.

Key points

  • Plain and hills north-east of Udine, towards Cividale
  • Mountain hamlets far from services, main village at around 170 m
  • 2,754 residents, down 8.6% since 2011
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.246 g

Overview

Faedis is a municipality in the province of Udine, in Friuli-Venezia Giulia. At the end of 2023 it had 2,754 residents, ranked 51 of 134 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Faedis 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 0.246 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Faedis, 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 8.6%. The estimated average age is 49 years, in line with the province. 29% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 4.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Faedis declared an average taxable income of 22,460 euros, below the provincial average (25,508 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Faedis is in climate zone E, with 2,656 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 172 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Faedis has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop and 2 sports facilities.

The data shows no healthcare facilities 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 5.0% of the land in Faedis, 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

Faedis 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 Faedis.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Faedis: 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 Faedis 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 Faedis. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 66 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 41.0%
  • good 59.0%

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 030036. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.