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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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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, about twice the provincial rate per head, 90 healthcare facilities and 29 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.
  • About twice the provincial rate of schools per head.

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.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood risk changes from one street to the next, even within the same municipality: for this reason we do not summarise it as a single figure for the whole of Udine.

The report checks the exact address against the ISPRA national maps and tells you in plain words whether the building falls within an at-risk area. The official map is also available on IdroGEO.

House prices

We do not publish price tables by municipality. The report gives the minimum and maximum price per square metre for the address's zone, from the Revenue Agency's OMI valuations, with the reference half-year. It is a range for the zone, not the value of a specific home.

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.

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 54 grocery shops and supermarkets, 90 healthcare facilities, 87 sports facilities and 29 parks and green areas.

There are 0.9 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.5).

This data is gathered from several providers: services may be missing or closed businesses may still appear. The report counts services within 500 metres and 1 kilometre of the address.

Public transport

We do not yet have open public transport timetables for this municipality: the report says so explicitly, without inventing distances.

Land registry

The Revenue Agency publishes the cadastral maps for Udine: the report finds the building's parcel, that is its sheet and parcel number, starting from the address.

Data sources

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