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Tarcento: 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 Angelo Angeli 1, Tarcento.

Tarcento, on the Torre at the foot of the Julian Pre-Alps

Tarcento lies north of Udine, where the Friulian plain meets the Julian Pre-Alps, along the Torre river. The main town is at about two hundred and thirty metres; behind it hills and mountains rise with scattered hamlets, up to villages on the slopes reached by narrow, steep roads. Udine is around twenty kilometres away.

Like much of upper Friuli, Tarcento was hit by the 1976 earthquake and rebuilt in the years that followed. That has a practical effect for buyers today: many houses were rebuilt or strengthened under the reconstruction rules, while others were only repaired. The paperwork for that work, where it exists, is the first thing to ask for.

The hazard remains high. Tarcento is in seismic zone 1, the highest on the Civil Protection scale, like 19 of the 134 municipalities in the province of Udine, and expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.255 g. For houses built after the reconstruction, the design is what counts; for older ones, or ones altered without plans, a structural survey before buying is money well spent.

At the end of 2023 Istat, the national statistics office, recorded 8,845 residents, down 2.7% on 2011. The estimated average age is 48.7, much the same as the province, and over-65s make up 28.7%. Foreign residents account for 7.2%, and declared incomes are close to the provincial average. Towards Udine on the plain, detached houses dominate; in the hill hamlets you find stone houses, often in need of work.

Along the Torre and on the slopes, the report checks the official flood and landslide maps for the address, because the picture changes a great deal between the riverbed and the hamlets higher up. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, so the address leads to the land parcel.

Key points

  • On the Torre, where the Friulian plain meets the Julian Pre-Alps.
  • Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration about 0.255 g.
  • Rebuilt after 1976: always ask for the building work records.
  • Population down 2.7% since 2011.

Overview

Tarcento is a municipality in the province of Udine, in Friuli-Venezia Giulia. At the end of 2023 it had 8,845 residents, among the most populous in the province (10 of 134).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Tarcento 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 0.255 g, a high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Tarcento, 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 2.7%. The estimated average age is 49 years, in line with the province. 29% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 7.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Tarcento declared an average taxable income of 24,881 euros, in line with the province (25,508 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Tarcento is in climate zone E, with 2,702 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 230 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Tarcento has 7 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility, 10 sports facilities and 1 green area.

There are 0.1 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.6).

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 12.1% of the land in Tarcento, 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

Tarcento 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 open contaminated sites in Tarcento; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Tarcento: 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 Tarcento 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 77 inhabited census areas in Tarcento. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 6.1%
  • fair 93.9%

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 030116. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.