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Montenars: 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: Borgo Zampariul 1, Montenars.

Montenars, scattered hamlets in the Friulian Pre-Alps

Montenars is a cluster of hamlets and scattered houses on the first ridges of the Pre-Alps, above the Friulian plain, in the Gemona del Friuli area. The town hall stands at around 470 metres and the slopes look out over the plain. For work, schools and shops, people drive down to the towns on the valley floor and towards Udine.

Earthquakes are the first thing to look at. Montenars is in seismic zone 1, the highest on the national scale used by the Civil Protection department, together with 18 other municipalities in the province of Udine, and the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.259 g. The village was hit by the 1976 Friuli earthquake and many houses were rebuilt afterwards: ask for the year of construction or rebuilding, the structural design and any later work.

There were 483 residents in 2023, 13.4% fewer than in 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age of 52.2 is above the provincial figure (48.5) and over-65s make up 33.5%, against 27.8% in the province. Foreign residents are 2.1%. Average declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Buyers should allow for climate zone F, with long, cold winters, and for mountain roads that have to be driven every day in winter too. An isolated house needs an efficient heating system and access that stays reliable in snow.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report works back from the address to the land parcel. On the slopes, landslide hazard has to be checked spot by spot, and the report looks it up on the official maps for the address.

Key points

  • Scattered hamlets in the Pre-Alps, above the Friulian plain.
  • Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration about 0.259 g.
  • 483 residents in 2023, over-65s at 33.5%.
  • Zone F winters: heating and access in snow.

Overview

Montenars is a municipality in the province of Udine, in Friuli-Venezia Giulia. At the end of 2023 it had 483 residents, among the smallest in the province (123 of 134).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Montenars is in seismic zone 1, the highest-risk zone, where very strong earthquakes are possible. Only 19 of 134 municipalities in the province are in zone 1.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.259 g, a high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Montenars, 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 13.4%. 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 2.1% of the population. On average, a household has 1.8 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Montenars declared an average taxable income of 21,417 euros, below the provincial average (25,508 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Montenars is in climate zone F, with 3,330 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 472 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Montenars has 1 school and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 sports facility.

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 2.2% of the land in Montenars, 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

Montenars 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 Montenars.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Montenars: 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 Montenars 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 11 inhabited census areas in Montenars. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 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

ISTAT code 030061. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.