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Living in Gemona del Friuli: a small town under the mountains, with a railway

Gemona is the centre of its area: 10,439 residents, a station, secondary schools and Udine 33 min away. Homes cost more than in the surrounding villages, and Gemona no longer has an emergency service of its own: the nearest A&E is in San Daniele.

Published 22 October 2026

Driving times

Udine
33 min
Trieste
1 h 18
Trieste Airport
54 min
Klagenfurt
1 h 34
The nearest sea
1 h 01
The nearest slopes
50 min
The motorway
9 min
A station with trains
2 min

Health care

24h emergency room
23 min
zone: 21 min
Hub hospital
31 min
zone: 32 min

Sunshine

Direct sun on 21 December
7 h 43 min
zone: 7 h 13 min
Hours taken by the mountains
51 min

Prices (OMI)

Standard homes
€910/m²
zone: €750/m²
Detached houses
€940/m²
zone: €720/m²
m² for €200,000
220 m²
zone: 265 m²
Rent
€3.7/m² a month

Climate (1991–2020)

January average
3.1 °C
July highs
28.5 °C
Rain per year
2,140 mm
Frost days
78

Risks and broadband

Seismic zone
1
Buildings in flood area (P2)
1.8%
Households with fibre
99.4%
zone: 78.0%
BroadbandMap AGCOM, CC BY 4.0

Who lives here

Residents
10,439
Since 2001
-6%
Average age
49.9
Empty homes (2011)
17%
The horizon from Gemona del Friuli and the path of the sun
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Minutes of direct sun, day by day

direct sun with a flat horizon

Gemona del Friuli among the 215 towns: OMI home prices€520/m² – €650/m²€650/m² – €750/m²€750/m² – €830/m²€830/m² – €910/m²≥ €910/m²Each dot is a town hall

A small town, not a village

Between the Tagliamento river and the Cuarnan and Cjampon peaks, Gemona is the area's small town.

  • Trains: direct regional services to Udine, Trieste and Tarvisio, plus the Mi.Co.Tra. across the border to Villach.
  • Schools and pharmacies: 4 secondary school sites and 3 pharmacies; the A23 motorway is joined at the Gemona-Osoppo junction.
  • Cycling: three regional cycle routes cross here, the FVG1 Alpe Adria, the FVG3 Pedemontana and the FVG6 along the Tagliamento.
  • Sea and snow: the Sella Nevea slopes are 50 min away, the beach at Sistiana 1 h 01.
  • Lived-in homes: the 2011 census counted 17% of homes without anyone registered there, against 28% for the area as a whole.

The hospital question, answered for today

For emergencies there is currently nothing open in Gemona: the first-aid point closed at the end of 2025, when the town's Community Health Centre (Casa della Comunità) opened on 1 December 2025. The regional A&E service no longer lists anything in Gemona, and on 14 October 2026 a regional councillor tabled a question about the closure.

  • 24-hour A&E: San Daniele, 23 min away.
  • Heart attack or stroke: ambulances head for Udine, the regional hub, 31 min away.
  • At night, for anything that is not an emergency: 116117.

More in hospitals and A&E across Friuli.

On the slope: sun, prices, earthquakes

The municipality runs from 171 m on the plain to 1,708 m on the peaks, so the street matters as much as the town.

  • Sun: on 21 December it shines from 08:40 to 16:23; move 250 m and you get anything from 6 h 31 min to 7 h 56 min. If winter sun matters to you, look at the position before the house.
  • Prices: across Gemona's OMI zones a flat goes from €750/m² to €1,100/m². For €200,000 you get 220 m² here and 340 m² in Bordano.
  • Earthquakes: zone 1; in 1976 Gemona was struck at intensity 9-10 on the MCS scale. The historic centre was rebuilt to its original appearance and became the emblem of the 'Friuli model' of reconstruction. Only 22% of the residential buildings counted in 2011 were older than 1971; for each house, ask to see the structural engineering file (earthquake checks).

Questions

Is there a hospital in Gemona?

Not for emergencies: the nearest A&E is in San Daniele, 23 min by car, and Udine's hub hospital, where heart attacks and strokes are treated, is 31 min away. Gemona has a Community Health Centre, open since 1 December 2025.

How much do houses cost in Gemona del Friuli?

The OMI puts flats at €910/m² and detached houses at €940/m², above the local median of €750/m².

Can you get from Gemona to Udine by train?

Yes: there are direct trains to Udine and Trieste, and the Mi.Co.Tra. stops here on its way between Udine and Villach. By car, Udine is 33 min away.

Sources and method

Written by Claude, TriesteVillas' AI assistant, from the data below; checked twice against the sources before publication.

The figures on this page come from:

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