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Anela: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Sassari, Sardegna. 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 Roma 1, Anela.

Anela, a Goceano village on wooded slopes

Anela belongs to the Goceano, the area of hills and mountains in north-central Sardinia that climbs from the Tirso valley towards the Marghine and Goceano range. The village sits at about four hundred and fifty metres on a hillside, and behind it the municipal land rises towards wooded heights.

If you are thinking of buying, the slope is the first thing to look at: many houses in the centre are built on rising ground, with narrow access and retaining walls. The report measures the elevation and gradient at the address and compares the plot with the official maps of landslides and of flooding along watercourses. The climate is zone D, with cool winters.

There are 560 residents (2023), 113 fewer than in 2011, a fall of 16.8%. The village is older than the provincial average: the average age is 52.5 against 48.3, and over-65s make up 35.2% against 26.6%. Households average 1.96 people. Services are basic, and for secondary schools, the hospital and larger shops people travel to nearby towns.

Earthquake risk is low: all 66 municipalities in the province, Anela included, are in seismic zone 4, the lowest, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.050 g. In older houses, roofs, damp walls and the state of the services matter most.

Cadastral maps are published by the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate), and the report traces the plot from the address, including for homes outside the village.

Key points

  • Goceano village built on a hillside.
  • 560 residents, down 16.8% since 2011.
  • All 66 municipalities in the province in seismic zone 4.
  • Slope and landslide risk to check plot by plot.

Overview

Anela is a municipality in the province of Sassari, in Sardegna. At the end of 2023 it had 560 residents, ranked 53 of 66 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Anela is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. All 66 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 16.8%. The estimated average age is 53 years, higher than the province average (48). 35% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 2.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Anela declared an average taxable income of 19,158 euros, below the provincial average (21,361 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Anela is in climate zone D, with 1,763 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 1 November to 15 April, for up to 12 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 446 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Anela has 1 pharmacy.

The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 1.0 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 1.6% of the land in Anela, compared with 3.4% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Anela 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 Anela: 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 Anela 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 Anela. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 67 or more.

Residents by band

  • good 100.0%

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 112002. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.