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Gemona 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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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 Trasaghis 1, Gemona del Friuli.

Gemona del Friuli, the town rebuilt after 1976

The 1976 Friuli earthquake destroyed much of Gemona and killed hundreds of people in the town. The cathedral, the streets of the centre and the houses were rebuilt in the years that followed, and Gemona became one of the best-known symbols of the Friulian reconstruction. The town stands where the plain ends, at the foot of the Pre-Alps, at the mouth of the valley that climbs towards Venzone and Tarvisio.

The hazard has not gone away. Gemona is in seismic zone 1, the highest in the classification of the Protezione Civile (Italy's civil protection department), along with 18 other municipalities in the province of Udine. The expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.260 g, a very high value. Most buildings were built or rebuilt after the earthquake to seismic standards, but a buyer should still ask for the design date, the reconstruction paperwork and any later work. For a restored historic building, find out how it was strengthened.

Getting around is easy enough. Gemona has a station on the Pontebbana railway, which links Udine with Tarvisio and Austria, and the A23 motorway runs below the town. Many residents work in Udine or on the industrial estate at Osoppo, just to the west.

The population is older and shrinking. Istat, the national statistics office, counts 10,514 residents, 5.6% fewer than in 2011. The average age is 49.1 and 29.4% are over 65, against 27.8% across the province. Foreign residents make up 4.6%.

The upper part of town is built against the mountain, with steep streets, so landslides and rockfall need checking for the individual address, using the official maps the report consults. Winters are cold (climate zone E). Land registration works in the ordinary way, and the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps here too.

Key points

  • Rebuilt after the 1976 earthquake, at the foot of the Pre-Alps.
  • Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration about 0.260 g.
  • Station on the Pontebbana line, A23 motorway below the town.
  • 29.4% over 65, population falling since 2011.

Overview

Gemona del Friuli is a municipality in the province of Udine, in Friuli-Venezia Giulia. At the end of 2023 it had 10,514 residents, among the most populous in the province (7 of 134).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Gemona del Friuli is in seismic zone 1, the highest-risk zone, where very strong earthquakes are possible. Only 19 of 134 municipalities in the province are in zone 1.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.260 g, a high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Gemona del Friuli, 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 5.6%. 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 4.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Gemona del Friuli declared an average taxable income of 24,647 euros, in line with the province (25,508 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Gemona del Friuli is in climate zone E, with 2,488 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 272 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Gemona del Friuli has 13 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 12 grocery shops and supermarkets, 13 healthcare facilities, 6 sports facilities and 2 parks and green areas.

There are 1.2 healthcare facilities 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 10.5% of the land in Gemona del Friuli, compared with 6.8% in the province and 8.1% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.7 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Gemona 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 no open contaminated sites in Gemona del Friuli; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Gemona 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

The cadastral maps for Gemona del Friuli 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 50 inhabited census areas in Gemona del Friuli. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.2%
  • fair 99.8%

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 030043. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.