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Tarvisio: 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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For example: Via Vittorio Veneto 1, Tarvisio.

Tarvisio, the Val Canale between Austria and Slovenia

Tarvisio sits in Italy's north-eastern corner, in the Val Canale, a few kilometres from the Austrian and Slovenian borders. Italian, German, Slovene and Friulian have been spoken here for centuries, and the area includes hamlets that differ greatly: Camporosso below Monte Lussari, Fusine in Valromana with its lakes, and Cave del Predil with its old mines.

The market is that of a border and mountain town: flats in apartment blocks, houses in timber and masonry, and second homes for people who come to ski on the Lussari or to visit the lakes in summer. The A23 motorway and the Pontebbana railway link Tarvisio to Udine and Austria. Average declared incomes are in line with the average for the province of Udine.

The population is falling steadily. In 2023 there were 3,942 residents, 13.9% fewer than the 4,577 recorded in 2011 by Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 50.3 against 48.5 for the province, over-65s make up 29.1% and foreign residents 6.0%.

Tarvisio is in seismic zone 3 of the Civil Protection classification, but the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area, about 0.174 g, is close to that of many Friulian municipalities in zone 2: in the province of Udine 19 municipalities are in zone 1 and 71 in zone 2. For a masonry house, ask about surveys and structural work. This is climate zone F, with long, snowy winters.

Tarvisio uses the tavolare land registry: ownership is recorded in the land book, the Tavolare, under a system of Austrian origin. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are still published, so the report can trace the plot from the address. On the steep valley sides, landslides, debris flows and avalanches are checked for the exact point of the house.

Key points

  • Val Canale, on the border with Austria and Slovenia.
  • Population down 13.9% since 2011.
  • Tavolare land registry, but with Revenue Agency maps.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected ground acceleration about 0.174 g.

Overview

Tarvisio is a municipality in the province of Udine, in Friuli-Venezia Giulia. At the end of 2023 it had 3,942 residents, ranked 34 of 134 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Tarvisio 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 0.174 g, a medium-high 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 13.9%. The estimated average age is 50 years, higher than the province average (49). 29% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 6.0% of the population. On average, a household has 1.9 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Tarvisio declared an average taxable income of 25,064 euros, in line with the province (25,508 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Tarvisio is in climate zone F, with 3,959 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 732 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Tarvisio has 6 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 4 grocery shops and supermarkets, 2 healthcare facilities, 6 sports facilities and 3 parks and green areas.

There are 1.0 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more 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 2.2% of the land in Tarvisio, compared with 6.8% in the province and 8.1% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.6 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Tarvisio 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Tarvisio, and 3 more have been cleaned up or closed. The report tells you whether one is close to the address.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Tarvisio: 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

Tarvisio uses the tavolare (land book) system, but the Revenue Agency still publishes the maps: the report finds the building's parcel, that is its sheet and parcel number, starting from the address.

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 60 inhabited census areas in Tarvisio. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 67 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.1%
  • fair 36.9%
  • good 61.4%
  • very good 1.6%

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 030117. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.