Monrupino: what to know before buying a home
A municipality in the province of Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.
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Monrupino, a hilltop fortress on the Karst by the Slovenian border
On the Karst plateau behind Trieste, right by the border with Slovenia, Monrupino is a municipality of stone villages, sinkholes and pasture, largely home to the Slovene-speaking community (its Slovene name is Repentabor). Its landmark is the fortified hill with its church overlooking the plateau; every two years the village hosts the Karst Wedding, a festival that re-enacts a traditional marriage.
Buying here means living in the country a few minutes from the city. Typical Karst houses are built of stone around enclosed courtyards, and many have been restored. The climate zone is F and the winter bora wind is strong, so windows, insulation and heating deserve a careful look. Average declared income is above the provincial figure.
Istat, the national statistics office, counted 841 residents at the end of 2023, down 4.5% since 2011. The average age is 49.9 (48.9 in the province) and over-65s are 32.0%.
All 6 municipalities in the province of Trieste are in seismic zone 3 of the Civil Protection classification; in Monrupino the expected ground acceleration is about 0.142 g. For a stone house the usual advice applies: ask how walls and floors are tied together and whether the roof has been redone.
As elsewhere in the province, ownership is recorded in the land register (catasto tavolare), a system inherited from Austrian rule: for a sale, what counts is the entry in the register, which the notary checks. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) maps are published all the same, and the report uses them to trace the land parcel.
Key points
- Karst plateau on the Slovenian border, Slovene-speaking community.
- Land register system, with Revenue Agency maps available.
- All 6 municipalities in Trieste province in zone 3.
- Population down 4.5% since 2011.
Overview
Monrupino is a municipality in the province of Trieste, in Friuli-Venezia Giulia. At the end of 2023 it had 841 residents, among the smallest in the province (6 of 6).
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Monrupino is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. All 6 municipalities in the province are in the same zone.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.142 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
Even in zone 3, seismic standards apply to new buildings: for an older building, ask about the design year and any structural work.
Population
Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has fallen by 4.5%. The estimated average age is 50 years, in line with the province. 32% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 2.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Monrupino declared an average taxable income of 29,515 euros, above the provincial average (27,409 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Monrupino is in climate zone F, with 3,341 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 418 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Monrupino has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility, 1 sports facility and 1 green area.
There are 3.6 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.5).
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 7.4% of the land in Monrupino, compared with 20.8% in the province and 8.1% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.
Radon and contaminated sites
Monrupino is not among the radon priority areas designated 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 Monrupino.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Monrupino: 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
Monrupino 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 14 inhabited census areas in Monrupino. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 73 or more.
Residents by band
- good 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 032002. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.