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Fagagna: 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 Umberto I 1, Fagagna.

Fagagna, moraine hills between Udine and San Daniele

Fagagna lies in the moraine hills of central Friuli, the low rises left behind by the ancient Tagliamento glacier, between Udine and San Daniele. The town grew up around its castle hill, and its hamlets are scattered among meadows, small woods and patches of wetland. One of these, the Quadris nature reserve, is known for its storks.

Most buyers here are after a detached house with a garden and accept that the car does everything: Udine is where people go for work, the hospital and secondary schools, and no railway runs through the municipality. Average declared incomes are slightly above the provincial figure. The town is in climate zone E, with cold, damp winters, so insulation and the heating system weigh on a home's value more than in milder parts of Italy.

According to Istat, the national statistics office, there were 5,982 residents in 2023, down 4.7% on 2011, or 297 fewer people. The population is on the older side: an average age of 48.9 against 48.5 for the province, with over-65s at 28.9%. Foreign residents make up 5.6%.

Earthquakes are the point not to overlook. Fagagna is in seismic zone 2 of the Civil Protection classification, and the ground acceleration expected in the built-up area is about 0.217 g, a high value; 19 municipalities in the province of Udine are even in zone 1. In this part of Friuli many houses were repaired or rebuilt after the 1976 earthquake, so for a building from that period or older, ask for the records of structural work and the official inspection certificate.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps for the whole municipality, and the report goes from the address to the land parcel. Between hills and wetland the ground changes a lot over short distances, so landslide and waterlogging checks are done for the individual house.

Key points

  • Moraine hills between Udine and San Daniele; you will need a car.
  • 5,982 residents, down 4.7% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.217 g.
  • Over-65s at 28.9%, older than the provincial average.

Overview

Fagagna is a municipality in the province of Udine, in Friuli-Venezia Giulia. At the end of 2023 it had 5,982 residents, ranked 24 of 134 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Fagagna 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 0.217 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Fagagna, 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 4.7%. 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 5.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Fagagna declared an average taxable income of 26,668 euros, in line with the province (25,508 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Fagagna is in climate zone E, with 2,428 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 177 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Fagagna has 8 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 7 grocery shops and supermarkets, 3 healthcare facilities, 7 sports facilities and 1 green area.

There are 1.2 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more 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 Fagagna, compared with 6.8% in the province and 8.1% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.5 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Fagagna 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 Fagagna; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Fagagna: 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 Fagagna 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 41 inhabited census areas in Fagagna. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 66 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 43.2%
  • good 56.8%

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 030037. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.