Moggio Udinese: 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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Moggio Udinese, the Canal del Ferro and its hilltop abbey
Moggio Udinese lies in the Canal del Ferro, the valley of the river Fella that climbs from Friuli towards Tarvisio and Austria, where the Val Aupa opens out. Above the village, on a hill, stands the abbey of San Gallo, the landmark of the area. The valley floor carries the motorway and the main road to Tarvisio, while Gemona, Tolmezzo and Udine are where people go for work and services.
This is proper mountain country: climate zone F, long winters, steep wooded slopes on both sides. Homes are mostly stone-built or rebuilt in recent decades, with part of the population living in outlying hamlets. For buyers, insulation, heating, winter access and, in older houses, the condition of roof and walls are what count.
Istat, the national statistics office, counts 1,615 residents in 2023, down 11.0% since 2011. The population is older: average age 52.3 against 48.5 for the province, over-65s at 33.7%. Households are small, averaging 1.96 people.
In the province of Udine, 19 municipalities are in seismic zone 1, 71 in zone 2 and 44 in zone 3. Moggio is in zone 2, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.239 g. Many buildings in the area were rebuilt or repaired after the 1976 earthquake, so asking about the year and type of work helps you understand how the house is built.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report works back from the address to the land parcel. In a narrow Alpine valley, slopes, alluvial fans and watercourses change the picture from one spot to the next, and the report reads the official maps for the address.
Key points
- Canal del Ferro, Fella valley, at the mouth of the Val Aupa.
- Older population: average age 52.3.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration of 0.239 g.
- Narrow valley: landslide and flood maps read per address.
Overview
Moggio Udinese is a municipality in the province of Udine, in Friuli-Venezia Giulia. At the end of 2023 it had 1,615 residents, ranked 86 of 134 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Moggio Udinese 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 0.239 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Moggio Udinese, 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 11.0%. The estimated average age is 52 years, higher than the province average (49). 34% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 4.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Moggio Udinese declared an average taxable income of 22,952 euros, below the provincial average (25,508 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Moggio Udinese is in climate zone F, with 3,060 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 340 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Moggio Udinese has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 healthcare facility and 3 sports facilities.
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 1.1% of the land in Moggio Udinese, 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
Moggio Udinese 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 Moggio Udinese.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Moggio Udinese: 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 Moggio Udinese 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 36 inhabited census areas in Moggio Udinese. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 76 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 13.4%
- good 86.6%
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 030059. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.