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Sauris: 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 Sauris di Sotto 1, Sauris.

Sauris, a German-speaking island above the lake in Carnia

Sauris is a municipality in Carnia, the mountain area of Friuli, lying above 1,200 metres and split between Sauris di Sotto, Sauris di Sopra and Lateis, with a reservoir in the valley below. It is a linguistic island: for centuries people here have spoken a dialect of German origin, alongside Italian and Friulian. The name is also known for Sauris ham, which is smoked, and for mountain tourism in summer and winter.

Tourism shows in the figures: bars and restaurants number 25.64 per 1,000 residents, against 6.03 across the province of Udine. For a buyer, that means a village that is busy in the tourist seasons and some demand for holiday homes. Traditional houses are timber and masonry; check the roof, insulation and heating, because the area is in climate zone F and winter is long. Larger services, secondary schools and hospital care are down in the valley.

In 2023 there were 390 residents, 6.9% fewer than the 419 of 2011. The estimated average age is 50.0, close to the provincial 48.5, and over-65s make up 27.4%. Households average 1.81 people and declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Earthquakes need to be factored in here too. Sauris is in seismic zone 2 on the Civil Protection Department's national scale, like 70 other municipalities in the province; 19 are in zone 1. Expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.177 g. For an older house, find out whether it has been strengthened and whether alterations were authorised.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps and the report traces the address to its land parcel. In the mountains, the official maps of landslides, avalanches and debris flows matter, checked at the exact spot.

Key points

  • German-speaking island in Carnia, above 1,200 metres.
  • Bars and restaurants: 25.64 per 1,000 residents.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.177 g.
  • 390 residents in 2023, climate zone F.

Overview

Sauris is a municipality in the province of Udine, in Friuli-Venezia Giulia. At the end of 2023 it had 390 residents, among the smallest in the province (126 of 134).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Sauris 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 0.177 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Sauris, 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 6.9%. The estimated average age is 50 years, higher than the province average (49). 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 3.1% of the population. On average, a household has 1.8 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Sauris declared an average taxable income of 21,436 euros, below the provincial average (25,508 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Sauris is in climate zone F, with 4,437 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 1,212 metres above sea level.

Services

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

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 1.3% of the land in Sauris, 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

Sauris is one of the municipalities designated as a radon priority area by the Regione Friuli Venezia Giulia in 2024. According to the ISPRA map, the estimated radon emission in the municipality is high. 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 Sauris.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Sauris: 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 Sauris 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 13 inhabited census areas in Sauris. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 58 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.3%
  • fair 99.7%

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

ISTAT code 030107. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.