Resia: 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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Resia, the Resian-speaking valley beneath Monte Canin
A narrow, wooded valley opening towards the rock walls of Monte Canin: this is the Val Resia, and the municipality of Resia covers all of it, with its main village at Prato di Resia and a string of hamlets along the torrent and on the slopes. Part of the area lies within the Julian Prealps nature park. People in the valley still speak Resian, a Slavic dialect with its own features, protected as a minority language.
Buying here means choosing remoteness and the mountains. For work, secondary schools and services you go down to the Fella valley and the Friulian plain, and the journey times need weighing up. Winters are harsh (climate zone F) and some hamlets get little sun in the cold months. Homes are largely stone buildings and more recent construction.
In 2023 there were 917 residents, 174 fewer than in 2011, a fall of 15.9% according to Istat, the national statistics office. The population is elderly: the average age is 53.4 against 48.5 in the province of Udine, and over-65s make up 36.4% against 27.8%. Households are small, 1.84 people on average, and foreign residents account for 1.3%.
Earthquakes come first. Resia is in seismic zone 1, the highest in the Civil Protection classification, together with 18 other municipalities in the province, and expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is 0.251 g. Many buildings in the valley were rebuilt or repaired after the 1976 earthquake: ask for the records of the work and whether the house has had more recent strengthening.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps for the municipality. For a house near the torrent or on a slope, the report reads the official landslide and flood maps.
Key points
- Municipality covering the Val Resia, beneath Monte Canin.
- Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration 0.251 g.
- Over-65s at 36.4%, average age 53.4.
- Population down 15.9% since 2011.
Overview
Resia is a municipality in the province of Udine, in Friuli-Venezia Giulia. At the end of 2023 it had 917 residents, ranked 100 of 134 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Resia 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 0.251 g, a high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Resia, 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 15.9%. 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 1.3% of the population. On average, a household has 1.8 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Resia declared an average taxable income of 20,681 euros, below the provincial average (25,508 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Resia is in climate zone F, with 3,490 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 492 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Resia has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 sports facility and 2 parks and green areas.
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 Resia, 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
Resia 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 Resia.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Resia: 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 Resia 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 17 inhabited census areas in Resia. 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
- 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 030092. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.