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Pulfero: 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: Via Montefosca 19, Pulfero.

Pulfero, along the Natisone towards the Slovenian border

Pulfero stretches along the valley of the Natisone river, in the innermost part of the Natisone valleys, as far as the border with Slovenia. The valley floor is narrow, the clear river runs over stones, and the hamlets are split between the valley road and the wooded slopes. A Slovene-speaking community lives here, and one of the hamlets is Antro, with its church built inside the cave of San Giovanni. Cividale del Friuli, further down the valley, is the reference town.

The population has fallen sharply. Istat, the national statistics office, counted 831 residents at the end of 2023, 202 fewer than in 2011 (down 19.6%). The average age is 52.9, against 48.5 in the province of Udine, and over-65s are 35.6%. Declared average income is below the provincial figure.

For buyers, earthquakes come first. Pulfero is in seismic zone 1, the highest in the Civil Protection classification, like 18 other municipalities in the province, and the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.255 g. Many houses here were repaired after the 1976 earthquake: ask when and how, with which plans and sign-offs, and have a surveyor look at the building.

In the upper hamlets, the road in winter and sun exposure also matter; in a narrow valley the sun can be scarce for weeks. The climate zone is E.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastre is published and the report traces the address to its land parcel. Along the river and on steep slopes, the official flood and landslide maps need reading for the exact plot.

Key points

  • Natisone valley up to the Slovenian border.
  • Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration about 0.255 g.
  • Population down 19.6% since 2011.
  • Houses repaired after 1976: ask for plans and sign-offs.

Overview

Pulfero is a municipality in the province of Udine, in Friuli-Venezia Giulia. At the end of 2023 it had 831 residents, ranked 107 of 134 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Pulfero 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 0.255 g, a high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Pulfero, 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 19.6%. The estimated average age is 53 years, higher than the province average (49). 36% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 9.3% of the population. On average, a household has 1.9 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Pulfero declared an average taxable income of 19,434 euros, below the provincial average (25,508 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Pulfero is in climate zone E, with 2,426 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 184 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Pulfero has 1 pharmacy.

The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 1.1 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 Pulfero, 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

Pulfero 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 Pulfero.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Pulfero: 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 Pulfero 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 40 inhabited census areas in Pulfero. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 2.1%
  • fair 97.9%

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 030086. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.