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Latisana: 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 Tisanella 2, Latisana.

Latisana, on the Tagliamento on the way to Lignano

Latisana stands on the left bank of the Tagliamento in the low Friuli plain, where the river forms the border with Veneto. It is the main town for a wide stretch of farmland and for the beach resorts on the coast: Lignano Sabbiadoro lies further south, and Bibione is on the other side of the river mouth. The town has the hospital and the secondary schools that serve the surrounding villages.

Transport links are good. The station on the Venice to Trieste railway and the junction on the A4 motorway make Latisana convenient for anyone working in Udine, Trieste or towards Venice, and in summer the town is the gateway to the beaches.

The river is the first thing to understand. In November 1966 the Tagliamento broke its banks and flooded the town, and flood defence has remained an open issue along the whole lower course ever since. Ground height, distance from the embankment and the official flood maps need checking for the individual address, and it is worth asking whether the house has a basement or services on the ground floor.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 13,226 residents in 2023, down 3.1% on 2011. The estimated average age is 47.7, lower than 48.5 for the province of Udine, and over-65s make up 25.7% against 27.8%. Foreign residents make up 9.8%. Latisana ranks number 5 in the province by population.

The province of Udine is one of the most earthquake-prone in northern Italy: 19 municipalities are in zone 1, in the hills and mountains, and 71 in zone 2. Latisana, on the low plain, is in zone 3, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.093 g. On river sediments of sand and silt, foundations matter most. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report traces the plot from the address.

Key points

  • On the Tagliamento, with a Venice to Trieste station and an A4 junction.
  • Flooded in 1966: check flood maps for the address.
  • Population down 3.1% since 2011; over-65s at 25.7%.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.093 g.

Overview

Latisana is a municipality in the province of Udine, in Friuli-Venezia Giulia. At the end of 2023 it had 13,226 residents, among the most populous in the province (5 of 134).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Latisana 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 0.093 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 3.1%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 9.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Latisana declared an average taxable income of 23,617 euros, below the provincial average (25,508 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Latisana is in climate zone E, with 2,402 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 7 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Latisana has 11 schools and 4 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 10 grocery shops and supermarkets, 10 healthcare facilities, 8 sports facilities and 1 green area.

There are 0.8 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 16.5% of the land in Latisana, 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

Latisana 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Latisana, and 3 more have been cleaned up or closed. The report tells you whether one is close to the address.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Latisana: 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 Latisana 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 60 inhabited census areas in Latisana. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 63 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.3%
  • fair 56.8%
  • good 41.9%
  • very good 1.1%

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 030046. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.