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Albagiara: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Oristano, Sardegna. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.

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Albagiara, a small farming village in the Alta Marmilla

Low hills, open fields and a compact centre gathered around the church: Albagiara is a village in the Alta Marmilla, in the interior of the province of Oristano, at roughly two hundred metres above sea level. The climate is typical of Sardinia's inland low hills, with hot, dry summers and mild winters (climate zone C).

Oristano is the reference for work, hospital, public offices and secondary schools, and you need a car to get there. The village is mostly low masonry houses, plus some rural buildings. Buyers should look at the state of the roof, damp in the ground-floor walls and the wiring and plumbing, which often need redoing in houses that have been shut up for years.

Istat, Italy's national statistics office, puts the population at 229 (2023), 48 fewer than in 2011, when there were 277: a fall of 17.3%. The estimated average age is 54.0, against 49.8 in the province, and over-65s make up 38.4%, more than the provincial 29.5%. Households have 2.03 members on average. Declared incomes are slightly below the provincial average.

Earthquake hazard is low: all 87 municipalities in the province of Oristano are in zone 4 on the Civil Protection Department's scale, and the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.050 g. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, so the report can trace the address to its land parcel, check the official flood and landslide maps and measure how far the nearest pharmacy, school and shops are.

Key points

  • Low-hill village in the Alta Marmilla, province of Oristano.
  • 229 residents in 2023, down 17.3% since 2011.
  • Over-65s at 38.4%, against 29.5% in the province.
  • All 87 municipalities in the province in seismic zone 4.

Overview

Albagiara is a municipality in the province of Oristano, in Sardegna. At the end of 2023 it had 229 residents, ranked 77 of 87 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Albagiara is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. All 87 municipalities in the province are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.050 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

In zone 4 the risk is low, but for an older building it is still worth asking about the state of the structure.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has fallen by 17.3%. The estimated average age is 54 years, higher than the province average (50). 38% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 1.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Albagiara declared an average taxable income of 18,377 euros, below the provincial average (19,764 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Albagiara is in climate zone C, with 1,252 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 15 November to 31 March, for up to 10 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 215 metres above sea level.

Services

The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 1.2 per 1,000 residents.

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 3.2% of the land in Albagiara, compared with 3.4% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Albagiara is one of the municipalities designated as a radon priority area by the Regione Sardegna in 2022. 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.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Albagiara: 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 Albagiara 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 3 inhabited census areas in Albagiara. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 67 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 4.5%
  • good 95.5%

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 115003. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.