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Lestizza: 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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Lestizza, villages of the central Friulian plain south-west of Udine

Lestizza is a municipality on the plain of central Friuli, south-west of Udine, made up of several villages scattered among the fields: the main village and a few hamlets, each with its own church and centre. The landscape is Friulian farmland, with arable fields, rows of trees, irrigation channels and houses built around courtyards. Udine and Codroipo are the towns people rely on for work and services.

The market is mainly detached houses, often with a courtyard and outbuildings, and villas built in recent decades. Alongside houses already renovated there are many that still need work, and then the structure, roof, heating and wiring matter most. Getting around means driving, and average declared incomes are below the provincial average.

In 2023 there were 3,605 residents, down 7.2% on 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. The population is slightly older than the province of Udine, with an average age of 49.1 against 48.5 and over-65s at 28.9%. Foreign residents account for 6.3%.

Friuli has a significant seismic history, and the province of Udine has 19 municipalities in zone 1 and 71 in zone 2 on the Civil Protection Department's scale. Lestizza, further south on the plain, is in zone 3, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.157 g. Before buying a house in a village centre, it is still worth asking whether the structure has had any work done, and when.

The plain has gravelly soils that drain well, but channels and ditches can overflow in the heaviest rain: the report checks the flood maps at the address. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report traces the land parcel.

Key points

  • Central Friulian plain, south-west of Udine.
  • Scattered villages with courtyard houses and outbuildings.
  • Average age 49.1, over-65s at 28.9%.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.157 g.

Overview

Lestizza is a municipality in the province of Udine, in Friuli-Venezia Giulia. At the end of 2023 it had 3,605 residents, ranked 40 of 134 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Lestizza 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 0.157 g, a medium-high 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 7.2%. 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 6.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Lestizza declared an average taxable income of 22,489 euros, below the provincial average (25,508 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Lestizza is in climate zone E, with 2,238 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 43 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Lestizza has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets 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 10.2% of the land in Lestizza, 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

Lestizza 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 Lestizza.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Lestizza: 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 Lestizza 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 26 inhabited census areas in Lestizza. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 57 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 15.9%
  • fair 61.1%
  • good 23.0%

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 030048. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.