San Martino al Tagliamento: what to know before buying a home
A municipality in the province of Pordenone, Friuli-Venezia Giulia. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.
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San Martino al Tagliamento, Friulian plain by the river
The name tells you where it is: San Martino al Tagliamento lies on the Friulian plain in the province of Pordenone, on the right bank of the Tagliamento, the great braided river with a wide gravel bed that crosses Friuli. Around it are fields, vineyards and the river shingle; the village is small and spreads along its main roads, with courtyard houses and detached homes.
Two things matter for buyers. The first is location: the towns with more jobs and services, from Pordenone to Spilimbergo, are reached by car, and the village has only 5 recorded services. The second is the river. Houses closest to the Tagliamento deserve a careful look: the report checks the official flood maps for the address and tells you whether the plot falls in a hazard area.
There are 1,475 residents, broadly unchanged since 2011 (-1.4%). The average age is 47.5 (46.6 for the province) and over-65s make up 24.5%. Foreign nationals are 16.5% of residents, a presence that is noticeable in village life.
Friuli has a well-known seismic history. San Martino is in seismic zone 2 on the Civil Protection scale, like 27 municipalities in the province, and the expected ground acceleration is 0.190 g. After the 1976 earthquake many houses in the region were rebuilt or strengthened, so before buying ask for the year of construction and the paperwork for any work done.
The report also gives the cadastral details of the land parcel and the real distance to services.
Key points
- Friulian plain on the right bank of the Tagliamento.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.190 g.
- 1,475 residents, foreign nationals at 16.5%.
- Houses near the river: check the flood maps.
Overview
San Martino al Tagliamento is a municipality in the province of Pordenone, in Friuli-Venezia Giulia. At the end of 2023 it had 1,475 residents, ranked 36 of 50 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, San Martino al Tagliamento is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (27 of 50) are in the same zone.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.190 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in San Martino al Tagliamento, 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 1.4%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 16.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in San Martino al Tagliamento declared an average taxable income of 19,710 euros, below the provincial average (25,584 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
San Martino al Tagliamento is in climate zone E, with 2,517 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 71 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, San Martino al Tagliamento has 1 school and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 healthcare facility.
The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.5 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 7.0% of the land in San Martino al Tagliamento, compared with 8.5% in the province and 8.1% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.
Radon and contaminated sites
San Martino al Tagliamento 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 San Martino al Tagliamento.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within San Martino al Tagliamento: 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 San Martino al Tagliamento 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 18 inhabited census areas in San Martino al Tagliamento. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 67 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 32.6%
- good 67.4%
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 093039. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.