Lusevera: 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.
Liveability index free for any address
Land sheet 6 free checks
Search for an address in Lusevera
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: Frazione Pradielis 1, Lusevera.
Lusevera, the upper Torre valley and the Villanova caves
The Villanova Caves, in the hamlet of Villanova delle Grotte, are a karst cave system open to the public and the reason many visitors come up here. Lusevera covers the upper valley of the Torre stream in the Julian Pre-Alps, among woods and scattered hamlets, within the Prealpi Giulie Nature Park. A local variety of Slovene is also spoken here and protected as a minority language.
The municipality is made up of several hamlets along the valley and on the slopes, separated by stretches of woodland. Buyers mostly find stone village houses, many of them old, and some rebuilt buildings; for work, secondary schools and the hospital, people head down towards Tarcento and the Friulian plain, on mountain roads that need careful driving in winter. The climate is cold and damp (climate zone F, the coldest band).
In 2023 there were 597 residents, 103 fewer than in 2011, a fall of 14.7%. The average age is 55.4, against 48.5 in the province of Udine, and over-65s make up 36.5% of residents, compared with 27.8%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.
The seismic hazard is in the top class: Lusevera is in zone 1, like 18 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of around 0.261 g. Many buildings in the area were repaired or rebuilt after the 1976 earthquake: ask for the plans and paperwork for that work and have the structure assessed.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps, and the report finds the land parcel from the address. Along the Torre and on the slopes, landslides and floods are checked on the official maps for each house.
Key points
- Upper Torre valley, inside the Prealpi Giulie Nature Park.
- Slovene-speaking community, home to the Villanova Caves.
- Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration around 0.261 g.
- Over-65s at 36.5%, against 27.8% in the province.
Overview
Lusevera is a municipality in the province of Udine, in Friuli-Venezia Giulia. At the end of 2023 it had 597 residents, ranked 116 of 134 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Lusevera 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 0.261 g, a high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Lusevera, 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 14.7%. The estimated average age is 55 years, higher than the province average (49). 37% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 4.7% of the population. On average, a household has 1.7 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Lusevera declared an average taxable income of 19,737 euros, below the provincial average (25,508 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Lusevera is in climate zone F, with 3,072 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 328 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Lusevera has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy.
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 1.7% of the land in Lusevera, 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
Lusevera 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 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 Lusevera.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Lusevera: 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 Lusevera 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 16 inhabited census areas in Lusevera. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 100.0%
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
- 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 030051. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.