San Pietro al Natisone: 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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San Pietro al Natisone, gateway to the Natisone valleys
San Pietro al Natisone is the largest village in the Natisone valleys, the group of valleys climbing from Cividale del Friuli towards the Slovenian border. The centre sits on the valley floor beside the river that gives the municipality its name, while the hamlets are scattered across the slopes. Alongside Italian and Friulian, a Slovene dialect has been spoken in these valleys for centuries.
For buyers, the main advantage is being close to Cividale and, a little further on, Udine: people live in the valley and drive down to work on the plain. Houses on the valley floor are the most practical for commuting and services. Those in the higher hamlets offer more space, usually for less money, but come with narrow roads, long winters and a car for every errand. The data list 7 school sites and 1 pharmacy.
Istat, the national statistics office, counted 2,084 residents in 2023, down 6.3% since 2011. The average age is 49.2 (the province stands at 48.5) and 28.0% of residents are over 65. Foreign nationals make up 5.4%. Declared incomes are slightly below the average for the province of Udine.
Eastern Friuli is earthquake country. San Pietro is in seismic zone 2, like 70 other municipalities in the province, with expected ground acceleration of 0.250 g. With a stone house in one of the hamlets, ask whether it was renovated to earthquake standards and request the building paperwork.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, so the report goes from the address to the land parcel and checks the official flood and landslide maps at that spot, useful both by the river and on the slopes.
Key points
- Natisone valley floor, a short drive from Cividale.
- Population down 6.3% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.250 g.
- Upland hamlets cost less but are harder going in winter.
Overview
San Pietro al Natisone is a municipality in the province of Udine, in Friuli-Venezia Giulia. At the end of 2023 it had 2,084 residents, ranked 72 of 134 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, San Pietro al Natisone is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (71 of 134) are in the same zone.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.250 g, a high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in San Pietro al Natisone, 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 6.3%. The estimated average age is 49 years, in line with the province. 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 5.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in San Pietro al Natisone declared an average taxable income of 23,080 euros, below the provincial average (25,508 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
San Pietro al Natisone is in climate zone E, with 2,662 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 175 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, San Pietro al Natisone has 7 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop and 2 sports facilities.
The data shows no healthcare facilities 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 7.0% of the land in San Pietro al Natisone, 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
San Pietro al Natisone 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 Pietro al Natisone.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within San Pietro al Natisone: 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 Pietro al Natisone 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 34 inhabited census areas in San Pietro al Natisone. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 68 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 1.1%
- fair 26.2%
- good 72.7%
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 030103. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.