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Talmassons: 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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Talmassons, spring-line plain in central Friuli

Talmassons is a lowland municipality in central Friuli, south-west of Udine, made up of several villages close together among maize fields, poplar plantations and irrigation channels. It lies on the spring line, where water flowing beneath the gravel of the plain comes back to the surface as pools and small streams; some of these areas are protected as nature reserves.

For buyers, the high water table is the first thing to consider. Cellars and basement rooms can suffer from damp or seepage, so in an existing house look closely at ground-floor walls, drainage and waterproofing. The market consists of Friulian courtyard houses, detached homes and farm buildings; Udine is the place for work and services, within reach by car.

In 2023 there were 3,825 residents, down 7.7% on 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. The estimated average age of 48.5 is the same as the province, over-65s make up 28.4% and foreign residents 5.1%. Average declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Friuli has a long history of earthquakes and the province of Udine has three seismic zones: 19 municipalities in zone 1, 71 in zone 2 and 44 in zone 3 of the Civil Protection Department's scale. Talmassons is in zone 3, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.139 g: lower than in the hills and mountains, but not negligible. For a house built before current standards, it is worth asking when it was designed and what work has been done since.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, so the report reaches the plot from the address. Near the channels and spring areas, it also checks flood maps at that exact point.

Key points

  • Central Friuli plain on the spring line, south-west of Udine.
  • 3,825 residents in 2023, down 7.7% since 2011.
  • High water table: watch cellars and ground-floor damp.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.139 g.

Overview

Talmassons is a municipality in the province of Udine, in Friuli-Venezia Giulia. At the end of 2023 it had 3,825 residents, ranked 37 of 134 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Talmassons is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Only 44 of 134 municipalities in the province are in zone 3.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.139 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

Even in zone 3, seismic standards apply to new buildings: for an older building, ask about the design year and any structural work.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has fallen by 7.7%. 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 5.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Talmassons declared an average taxable income of 22,213 euros, below the provincial average (25,508 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Talmassons is in climate zone E, with 2,304 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 30 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Talmassons has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets and 3 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 7.4% of the land in Talmassons, 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

Talmassons 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 very 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 Talmassons.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Talmassons: 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 Talmassons 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 22 inhabited census areas in Talmassons. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 61 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 86.3%
  • good 13.7%

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 030114. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.