Forni Avoltri: 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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Forni Avoltri, the upper Degano valley towards Austria
At the head of the Degano valley in Carnia, the mountainous north-west of Friuli, Forni Avoltri is the last municipality before the Austrian border and the highest peaks of the Carnic Alps. The village lies at around 900 metres and its territory is almost entirely forest and mountain, with only a tiny share built on. At Piani di Luzza there is a biathlon and cross-country skiing centre that hosts international races.
Climate drives every decision. This is climate zone F, the coldest in Italy's classification, and winters are long and snowy: check wall thickness, windows, the heating system and the cost of firewood or heating oil, as well as the snow load the roof has to bear. Some houses have been shut for long periods; before completion, check boundaries, rights of way and the state of services that have not been used for a while.
In 2023 there were 501 residents, down 22.0% since 2011, when there were 642. The average age of 52.8 is above the 48.5 of the province of Udine, and over-65s make up 36.3%. Foreign residents account for 3.8%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.
Forni Avoltri is in seismic zone 3 on the Civil Protection department's national scale, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.130 g in the built-up area. Friuli knows earthquakes well: for a stone mountain house, ask whether it has had structural work and whether the roof is anchored to the walls.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps here, so the report traces the land parcel. In a narrow valley like this, landslides, avalanches and stream floods depend on the exact spot, and the report checks the address against the official maps.
Key points
- Last municipality of the Degano valley in Carnia, on the Austrian border.
- Population down 22.0% since 2011, over-65s at 36.3%.
- Climate zone F: long winters, check heating and roof.
- Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.130 g.
Overview
Forni Avoltri is a municipality in the province of Udine, in Friuli-Venezia Giulia. At the end of 2023 it had 501 residents, among the smallest in the province (122 of 134).
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Forni Avoltri 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 0.130 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 22.0%. The estimated average age is 53 years, higher than the province average (49). 36% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 3.8% of the population. On average, a household has 1.9 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Forni Avoltri declared an average taxable income of 20,774 euros, below the provincial average (25,508 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Forni Avoltri is in climate zone F, with 4,110 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 888 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Forni Avoltri has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 sports facility.
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 1.1% of the land in Forni Avoltri, 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
Forni Avoltri is one of the municipalities designated as a radon priority area by the Regione Friuli Venezia Giulia in 2024. According to the ISPRA map, the estimated radon emission in the municipality is high. 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 Forni Avoltri.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Forni Avoltri: 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 Forni Avoltri 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 8 inhabited census areas in Forni Avoltri. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 57 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 3.5%
- fair 96.5%
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 030040. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.