Foreign residents in San Daniele del Friuli
San Daniele del Friuli, in the province of Udine, is home to 11 French nationals — 0.14% of its 7,935 residents. That is the 405th-highest concentration of French nationals of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 16th within Friuli-Venezia Giulia.
Across the nationalities we track, San Daniele del Friuli counts 52 foreign residents in total, 0.66% of the population. The largest groups are French nationals (11), Brazilians (9), Argentinians (8).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of French nationals in San Daniele del Friuli has fallen, from 12 to 11 (-8%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 15.3% of San Daniele del Friuli's population was born outside Italy — 10.0% outside the EU and 5.2% elsewhere in the EU. ISTAT does not publish this broken down by specific country at comune level, so it isn't directly comparable to the per-nationality citizenship figures above.
Population over time
By nationality
| Nationality | Citizens | Share |
|---|---|---|
| France | 11 | 0.14% |
| Brazil | 9 | 0.11% |
| Argentina | 8 | 0.10% |
| Russia | 5 | 0.06% |
| Switzerland | 4 | 0.05% |
| Germany | 4 | 0.05% |
| Portugal | 3 | 0.04% |
| Austria | 2 | 0.03% |
| Greece | 2 | 0.03% |
| Australia | 1 | 0.01% |
| Canada | 1 | 0.01% |
| Spain | 1 | 0.01% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 0.01% |
| Belgium | 0 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 0 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 0 | 0.00% |
| United Kingdom | 0 | 0.00% |
| Ireland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Japan | 0 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 0 | 0.00% |
| Mexico | 0 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 0 | 0.00% |
| Sweden | 0 | 0.00% |
| United States | 0 | 0.00% |
| Venezuela | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 6,724 | 84.74% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 415 | 5.23% |
| Born outside the EU | 796 | 10.03% |
French nationals over time
Quality of life in Udine
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Property prices
Buying in San Daniele del Friuli is below the Udine average of €1,018/m². Averaged across 4 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
20.6 years of rent here equal the purchase price, close to the national median of 22.2 years.
A ratio between two OMI prices, not a return on investment. It leaves out purchase taxes, IMU, maintenance, financing and the months a place sits empty — all of which push the real figure up. Useful for the question it does answer: whether this town looks expensive to buy relative to what renting in it costs.
A detached house here averages €833/m², against €945 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 8% less per square metre.
OMI prices “Ville e Villini” separately from the apartments every other figure on this page describes. Nationally a house costs about 14% more per square metre, but in 450 comuni it costs less — worth checking rather than assuming.