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Majano: 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 Udine 1, Majano.

Majano, moraine hills between San Daniele and the Tagliamento

The hills around Majano belong to the Tagliamento moraine, low rounded ridges left behind by an ancient glacier in central Friuli. The municipality borders San Daniele del Friuli and reaches the river to the west. Around the main village, at about 170 metres, several hamlets are scattered among meadows and woodland, and one of them, Susans, has a 16th-century castle. Udine is some twenty kilometres to the south-east.

This part of Friuli was hit hard by the 1976 earthquake, and many houses in the village and hamlets were rebuilt or repaired in the years that followed. For a buyer, that means plenty of buildings from the 1970s and 1980s, put up under the reconstruction rules, alongside newer homes and the odd farm building still waiting for work.

In 2023 Istat, Italy's national statistics office, counted 5,741 residents, down 5.1% on 2011, or 310 fewer people. The population is slightly older than the province of Udine: a mean age of 49.1 against 48.5, with over-65s at 28.7% against 27.8%. Households average 2.15 people and foreign residents make up 7.5%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Majano is in seismic zone 2, while 19 municipalities further north in the province are in zone 1, the highest band. Expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.245 g, a high value. For a house from the reconstruction years, ask for the original building file and whether any structural work has been done since; for an old farm building that was never strengthened, get a surveyor in before you make an offer.

Everyday services are thin on the ground, and people often go to San Daniele or towards Udine. The report measures distances from the address to schools, pharmacies and shops. Near the Tagliamento and at the foot of the hills, it also checks flood and landslide hazard for the plot, located on the Revenue Agency's (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps. Climate zone E means cold winters.

Key points

  • Moraine hills of central Friuli, next to San Daniele.
  • 5,741 residents, down 5.1% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.245 g.
  • Many homes rebuilt after 1976: ask for the building records.

Overview

Majano is a municipality in the province of Udine, in Friuli-Venezia Giulia. At the end of 2023 it had 5,741 residents, ranked 25 of 134 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Majano is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (71 of 134) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.245 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Majano, 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 5.1%. 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 7.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Majano declared an average taxable income of 23,580 euros, below the provincial average (25,508 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Majano is in climate zone E, with 2,395 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 169 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Majano has 3 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 2 healthcare facilities and 1 sports facility.

There are 0.5 schools per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (1.1).

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 14.6% of the land in Majano, 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

Majano 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 contaminated sites in Majano.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Majano: 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 Majano 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 30 inhabited census areas in Majano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 68 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 48.7%
  • good 51.3%

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 030053. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.