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Martignacco: 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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For example: Via Cividina 1, Martignacco.

Martignacco, trade fair and suburbs on the edge of Udine

Martignacco borders Udine to the north-west and in many ways is an extension of the city. The hamlet of Torreano is home to Udine's exhibition centre and the Città Fiera shopping centre, one of the largest in Friuli; the rest of the municipality, towards Fagagna, is made up of quieter villages, farmland and houses with gardens.

For anyone working in Udine the advantage is distance, often just a few minutes by car. The downside is traffic around Torreano at weekends and during trade fairs, so if you are looking at a house nearby, go and see it at those times. The rest of the market consists of detached houses with a yard, mostly built in recent decades.

The province of Udine is one of the oldest in Italy, and Martignacco is an exception: the average age is 46.6 against 48.5, and over-65s are 23.5% of residents against 27.8%. The population stands at 6,861 (2023), up 1.0% since 2011. Foreign residents make up 4.5%, and average declared income is above the provincial level.

Across the province, the national seismic classification ranges from zone 1 in the mountains and foothills to zone 3 on the southern plain. Martignacco is in zone 2, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.210 g in the built-up area. If you are buying a house built between the 1960s and the 1980s, ask for the structural design filed with the town council and check whether any strengthening work has been done since.

The ordinary cadastre applies here, with maps from the Revenue Agency: from the address the report traces the land parcel and measures distances to schools, pharmacies and supermarkets.

Key points

  • Borders Udine; Torreano hosts the trade fair and a shopping centre.
  • Average age 46.6, younger than the province.
  • Population up 1.0% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.210 g.

Overview

Martignacco is a municipality in the province of Udine, in Friuli-Venezia Giulia. At the end of 2023 it had 6,861 residents, ranked 17 of 134 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Martignacco 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 0.210 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Martignacco, 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 number of residents is nearly unchanged. The estimated average age is 47 years, lower than the province average (49). 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 4.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Martignacco declared an average taxable income of 28,058 euros, above the provincial average (25,508 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Martignacco is in climate zone E, with 2,364 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 141 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Martignacco has 4 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 10 grocery shops and supermarkets, 4 healthcare facilities and 4 sports facilities.

There are 0.1 pharmacies per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.4).

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 15.6% of the land in Martignacco, 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

Martignacco 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 open contaminated sites in Martignacco; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Martignacco: 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 Martignacco 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 49 inhabited census areas in Martignacco. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 67 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 37.3%
  • good 62.7%

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 030057. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.