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Savogna: 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: Localita' Masseris 1, Savogna.

Savogna, the Natisone valleys below Mount Matajur

Above Cividale del Friuli open the Natisone valleys, and Savogna covers the part that climbs towards Mount Matajur, on the border with Slovenia. The municipality is made up of many small hamlets scattered over the slopes, where a local form of Slovene is spoken alongside Italian and the protection of the Slovene minority is part of local government. Cividale and San Pietro al Natisone are where people go for schools and shops, Udine for everything else.

Houses for sale are mostly stone buildings in the hamlets, many needing renovation, reached by narrow mountain roads. Before buying, drive the road in winter, check water supply, drains and power, and work out how far the hamlet is from the valley floor. On steep wooded slopes the report reads the official landslide maps at the exact address.

The number of residents has fallen a long way: there were 354 in 2023, 128 fewer than the 482 of 2011, a drop of 26.6% according to Istat, the national statistics office. The estimated average age is 57.8, against 48.5 in the province of Udine, and over-65s make up 44.1%, against 27.8%.

Earthquakes need to be at the centre of any decision. Savogna is in seismic zone 1, the highest on the national scale set by the Civil Protection Department, like 18 other municipalities in the province, and expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.251 g. For a stone house you need a surveyor to assess the structure and a quote for strengthening work, both factored into the price.

Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are available for Savogna, and the report links the address to its land parcel.

Key points

  • Natisone valleys above Cividale, towards Matajur and Slovenia.
  • Stone hamlets scattered on the slopes, mountain roads.
  • Over-65s at 44.1%, against 27.8% in the province.
  • Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration about 0.251 g.

Overview

Savogna is a municipality in the province of Udine, in Friuli-Venezia Giulia. At the end of 2023 it had 354 residents, among the smallest in the province (128 of 134).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Savogna 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 Savogna, 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 26.6%. The estimated average age is 58 years, higher than the province average (49). 44% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 4.0% of the population. On average, a household has 1.7 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Savogna declared an average taxable income of 18,883 euros, below the provincial average (25,508 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Savogna is in climate zone E, with 2,750 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 235 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Savogna 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 3.0% of the land in Savogna, 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

Savogna 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 Savogna.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Savogna: 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 Savogna 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 20 inhabited census areas in Savogna. 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

ISTAT code 030108. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.