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Udine: 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 Cividale 1, Udine.

Udine, capital of Friuli

From the castle on the hill above the centre, Udine looks out over the Friuli plain towards the Alps. Piazza della Libertà, with the Loggia del Lionello and its clock tower, recalls the centuries of Venetian rule, while the Patriarchal Palace holds frescoes by Giambattista Tiepolo. Udine is the main city of historic Friuli, halfway between the mountains and the sea.

In Friuli earthquakes are not an abstract risk: the 1976 quake devastated dozens of towns north of the city, from Gemona to Venzone. Today Udine is in seismic zone 2, the second-highest of four classes, and expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.208 g, a medium-high value; across the area of the former province, 19 municipalities are in zone 1, 71 in zone 2 and 44 in zone 3. Buyers should look closely at the building: when it was designed, what work was done after 1976 and, for more recent construction, whether it was calculated under the 2008 seismic standards.

At the end of 2023 Udine had 98,304 residents, the same as in 2011 and 19% of the population of the provincial area. The estimated average age is 47.8, slightly below the provincial 48.5; 26.8% of residents are over 65 and 14.8% are foreign nationals. Households are small, at 1.93 people on average.

The services data count 97 schools, 107 healthcare facilities, well above the provincial rate per head, and 30 green spaces, also above average. Cadastral maps from the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) are available, and the report finds the plot from the address. Irrigation channels, streams and changes in ground level make flood and landslide hazard vary from place to place: the report checks it only at the address, as it does local price ranges.

Key points

  • 98,304 residents, the same as in 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.208 g.
  • 19 municipalities in the provincial area are in zone 1.
  • Schools: 0.99 per 1,000 residents against 1.07 in the province.

Overview

Udine is the capital of the province of Udine, in Friuli-Venezia Giulia. At the end of 2023 it had 98,304 residents, the most populous municipality in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Udine 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 0.208 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Udine, 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 number of residents is nearly unchanged. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 14.8% of the population. On average, a household has 1.9 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Udine declared an average taxable income of 28,768 euros, above the provincial average (25,508 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Udine is in climate zone E, with 2,323 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 113 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Udine has 97 schools and 30 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 55 grocery shops and supermarkets, 107 healthcare facilities, 92 sports facilities and 30 parks and green areas.

There are 1.1 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 42.6% of the land in Udine, compared with 6.8% in the province and 8.1% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 5.8 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Udine 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 3 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Udine, and 18 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 Udine: 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 Udine 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 893 inhabited census areas in Udine. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 74 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.2%
  • fair 19.9%
  • good 58.1%
  • very good 21.8%

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 030129. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.