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Tavagnacco: 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 Nazionale 1, Tavagnacco.

Tavagnacco, Udine's northern belt on the road to Tarvisio

Tavagnacco is the municipality you reach heading north out of Udine: the houses carry on without a break from the city's edge, and the town hall is in Feletto Umberto, the largest village. The municipality is made up of several villages, including Feletto, Tavagnacco, Adegliacco, Cavalicco and Colugna, which grew as residential suburbs for people working in Udine. Along the main road north towards Tarvisio there is a string of shops, car dealers and shopping centres.

For buyers, Tavagnacco offers houses with gardens a few minutes from central Udine, with declared incomes above the provincial average and a market pricier than villages further out. How close you are to traffic on the main road varies a lot between villages. Services are good: there are 1.03 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents against 0.57 in the province, and 1.57 sports facilities against 0.86.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 14,625 residents in 2023, up 2.5% on 2011, and the municipality ranks number 3 by population among the 134 in the province of Udine. The estimated average age of 47.1 is lower than the provincial figure, over-65s make up 24.8% and foreign residents 5.8%. Households are small, 2.09 people on average.

The 1976 earthquake left its mark on the whole of Friuli, and the hazard remains high. In the province, 19 municipalities closest to the Gemona area and the mountains are in seismic zone 1; Tavagnacco is in zone 2, with an expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of about 0.221 g. For a house from the 1960s or 1970s, find out whether it was rebuilt or strengthened after the earthquake and what paperwork documents it.

The land is flat and crossed by streams and channels running south. The report checks on the official maps whether the address falls in a flood-prone area, and the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps so the land parcel can be traced.

Key points

  • Udine's northern belt, with the town hall in Feletto Umberto.
  • Population up 2.5% since 2011, over-65s at 24.8%.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.221 g.
  • 1.03 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, above average.

Overview

Tavagnacco is a municipality in the province of Udine, in Friuli-Venezia Giulia. At the end of 2023 it had 14,625 residents, the third most populous in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Tavagnacco 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 0.221 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Tavagnacco, 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 grown by 2.5%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 5.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Tavagnacco declared an average taxable income of 28,268 euros, above the provincial average (25,508 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Tavagnacco is in climate zone E, with 2,333 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 132 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Tavagnacco has 11 schools and 5 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 9 grocery shops and supermarkets, 15 healthcare facilities, 23 sports facilities and 5 parks and green areas.

There are 1.0 healthcare facilities 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 35.3% of the land in Tavagnacco, 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

Tavagnacco 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 open contaminated sites in Tavagnacco; 2 have been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Tavagnacco: 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 Tavagnacco 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 62 inhabited census areas in Tavagnacco. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 76 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.6%
  • fair 6.1%
  • good 78.1%
  • very good 15.2%

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 030118. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.