Torviscosa: 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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Torviscosa, a planned rationalist town in the Friulian lowlands
Torviscosa has a different history from the farming villages around it: it was built in the late 1930s as a planned town, with straight avenues, wide squares and rationalist buildings that still give it a distinctive look. It lies in the Bassa Friulana, the plain between Udine and the Marano lagoon in north-east Italy, just a few metres above sea level.
The land is flat, crossed by reclamation canals and ditches, with cultivated fields and poplar plantations. Many people commute to Cervignano, Udine or the industrial areas nearby, and the beaches of Lignano and Grado are a short drive away. Buyers find detached and semi-detached houses with gardens, often built after the Second World War, and some historic buildings from the town's original plan.
The population is 2,590 (2023 figure from Istat, the national statistics office), down 12.8% since 2011. It is an older population: over-65s make up 33.3%, against 27.8% in the province of Udine, and the average age is 51.6. Foreign residents account for 7.1%. Average incomes are below the provincial figure.
Torviscosa is in seismic zone 3, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.117 g. Friuli has a strong memory of earthquakes, so for a house built before current standards ask for the structural documents and have a surveyor assess floors and foundations, bearing in mind the lowland soils near the lagoon.
On such low-lying land, water is the first thing to check. For each address the report checks the official flood maps and measures distances to schools, pharmacies and shops.
Key points
- Planned town from the late 1930s, rationalist architecture.
- Friulian lowlands, between Udine and the Marano lagoon.
- Over-65s at 33.3%, province at 27.8%.
- Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.117 g.
Overview
Torviscosa is a municipality in the province of Udine, in Friuli-Venezia Giulia. At the end of 2023 it had 2,590 residents, ranked 56 of 134 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Torviscosa 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 0.117 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 12.8%. The estimated average age is 52 years, higher than the province average (49). 33% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 7.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Torviscosa declared an average taxable income of 23,759 euros, below the provincial average (25,508 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Torviscosa is in climate zone E, with 2,395 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 3 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Torviscosa has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 1 healthcare facility and 4 sports facilities.
There are 0.4 grocery shops and supermarkets 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 6.8% of the land in Torviscosa, 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
Torviscosa 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 Torviscosa; 4 have been cleaned up or closed.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Torviscosa: 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 Torviscosa 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 32 inhabited census areas in Torviscosa. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 70 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 1.2%
- fair 35.8%
- good 63.0%
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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Radon priority areas (Legislative Decree 101/2020), Regione Friuli Venezia Giulia, national list compiled by ARPA Lombardia. Licence Atto pubblico (art. 5 L. 633/1941), 2024.
- Contaminated sites, ISPRA, MOSAICO - Banca dati nazionale dei siti oggetto di procedimento di bonifica. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 12 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 030123. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.