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Ardara: 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 Vittorio Emanuele Primo 1, Ardara.

Ardara, Logudoro and the church of Santa Maria del Regno

In the Middle Ages Ardara was one of the seats of the judges of Torres, the kingdom that ruled north-west Sardinia, and from that time remains the Romanesque church of Santa Maria del Regno, built in dark stone. Today Ardara is a small town in the Logudoro, the area of hills and plateaus in the interior of the province of Sassari, surrounded by pasture and fields.

If you are thinking of moving here, fuller services (hospitals, secondary schools, large shops) are in the bigger towns of the province, reached by car. The climate is zone D, with hot summers and mild winters. Homes are mostly one or two-storey village houses, often with a courtyard, and some houses in the countryside. The report reads the official landslide and flood maps for the exact address and measures elevation and slope.

At the end of 2023 Istat, the national statistics office, counted 716 residents, down 10.5% on the 800 of 2011. The population is a little younger than the provincial average: a mean age of 46.8 against 48.3, over-65s at 25.0% against 26.6%. Foreign residents make up 2.4%. Average declared income is below the provincial level.

Earthquakes are not a major concern: all 66 municipalities in the province are in seismic zone 4 and in Ardara the expected ground acceleration is about 0.050 g. In older houses the roof, damp and the systems matter more.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps: the report traces an address to its land parcel and building.

Key points

  • Logudoro village with the Romanesque church of Santa Maria del Regno.
  • Average age 46.8, below the provincial 48.3.
  • 716 residents, down 10.5% since 2011.
  • All 66 municipalities in the province in seismic zone 4.

Overview

Ardara is a municipality in the province of Sassari, in Sardegna. At the end of 2023 it had 716 residents, ranked 46 of 66 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Ardara 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 10.5%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 2.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Ardara declared an average taxable income of 17,405 euros, below the provincial average (21,361 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Ardara is in climate zone D, with 1,480 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 197 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Ardara has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.7 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 3.3% of the land in Ardara, compared with 3.4% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.8 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Ardara is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Regione Sardegna in 2022. According to the ISPRA map, the estimated radon emission in the municipality is low. 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 Ardara: 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 Ardara 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 12 inhabited census areas in Ardara. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 69 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 6.8%
  • good 93.2%

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 112003. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.