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Malborghetto Valbruna: 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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Malborghetto Valbruna, the Val Canale between the Fella and Montasio

Italian, German, Slovene and Friulian are all spoken in the Val Canale, and its history shows even in the paperwork: until the First World War the valley was Austrian, and property is still recorded in the land book (libro fondiario) under the tavolare system. Malborghetto Valbruna covers a long stretch of the Fella valley, with the main village and the hamlets of Ugovizza and Valbruna on the valley floor; from Valbruna the Val Saisera runs up to the foot of Montasio and Jôf Fuart.

The valley floor carries the A23 motorway, the railway to Austria and the Alpe Adria cycle route, which brings many cyclists in summer. In winter, snow and the cold of climate zone F count: anyone buying here should look at heating, insulation and the roof before anything else. The services recorded include 18 bars, restaurants and inns.

There are 895 residents (2023), down 7.6% since 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics institute. The estimated average age is 48.9, almost the same as the 48.5 of the province of Udine, and over-65s are 28.0%. Foreign residents are 4.5%. Declared incomes are close to the provincial average.

The Civil Protection department places the municipality in seismic zone 2, like 71 of the 134 municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.189 g. For masonry houses on the valley floor, have an engineer check how walls, floors and roof are tied together.

The land registry works on two tracks here: the tavolare land book for ownership, and the Revenue Agency's cadastral maps, which are published for Malborghetto Valbruna and let the report trace the address to its land parcel. Landslides, debris flows and avalanches on the slopes are checked on the official maps for the address.

Key points

  • Val Canale, on the Fella, with Ugovizza and Valbruna.
  • Tavolare land book plus Revenue Agency cadastral maps.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.189 g.
  • 895 residents, down 7.6% since 2011.

Overview

Malborghetto Valbruna is a municipality in the province of Udine, in Friuli-Venezia Giulia. At the end of 2023 it had 895 residents, ranked 102 of 134 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Malborghetto Valbruna 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 0.189 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Malborghetto Valbruna, 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 7.6%. The estimated average age is 49 years, in line with the province. 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 4.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Malborghetto Valbruna declared an average taxable income of 24,888 euros, in line with the province (25,508 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Malborghetto Valbruna is in climate zone F, with 3,680 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 721 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Malborghetto Valbruna has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 sports facilities and 1 green area.

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 1.5% of the land in Malborghetto Valbruna, 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

Malborghetto Valbruna 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 high. 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 Malborghetto Valbruna.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Malborghetto Valbruna: 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

Malborghetto Valbruna uses the tavolare (land book) system, but the Revenue Agency still publishes the maps: the report finds the building's parcel, that is its sheet and parcel number, starting from the address.

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 Malborghetto Valbruna. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 62 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 1.4%
  • fair 60.1%
  • good 38.5%

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 030054. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.