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Villa Santina: 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 C. Battisti 1, Villa Santina.

Villa Santina, gateway to the Degano valley in Carnia

Villa Santina is in Carnia, the mountain area of northern Friuli, on the valley floor where the Degano runs down to the Tagliamento, at the mouth of the valley that climbs towards Comeglians and Forni Avoltri. Tolmezzo, the main town of Carnia, is a few minutes away, and from there the main road and the motorway lead to Udine.

Its position makes the village a stopping point and service centre for the surrounding valleys, with shops, schools and some businesses along the road. Many houses date from after the war and from the years after the 1976 earthquake, with an older stone core. Winters are long (climate zone F), so insulation and heating weigh heavily on running costs. Near the rivers, read the official flood maps carefully. Declared incomes are below the average for the province of Udine.

According to Istat, Italy's national statistics office, there were 2,125 residents in 2023, down 4.4% on 2011. The mean age is 48.5, the same as the province; over-65s make up 27.5% and foreign residents 3.1%.

Villa Santina is in seismic zone 2, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.228 g; in the province 19 municipalities are in zone 1. For a house built before seismic rules applied, or rebuilt after 1976, ask for the records of the structural work.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps. The report traces the land parcel from the address and shows elevation, slope and the official landslide and flood maps for that spot.

Key points

  • Carnia village at the mouth of the Degano valley.
  • Tolmezzo a few minutes away, long winters in zone F.
  • Population down 4.4% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.228 g.

Overview

Villa Santina is a municipality in the province of Udine, in Friuli-Venezia Giulia. At the end of 2023 it had 2,125 residents, ranked 69 of 134 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Villa Santina 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 0.228 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Villa Santina, 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 fallen by 4.4%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 3.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Villa Santina declared an average taxable income of 22,618 euros, below the provincial average (25,508 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Villa Santina is in climate zone F, with 3,109 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 363 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Villa Santina has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets, 4 healthcare facilities and 1 sports facility.

There are 1.9 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 11.6% of the land in Villa Santina, 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

Villa Santina is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Regione Friuli Venezia Giulia in 2024. 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 Villa Santina; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Villa Santina: 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 Villa Santina 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 19 inhabited census areas in Villa Santina. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 63 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.9%
  • fair 53.8%
  • good 45.3%

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 030133. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.