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Assolo: 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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For example: Via Umberto 1, Assolo.

Assolo, a hill village in the Alta Marmilla

Inland in the province of Oristano, well away from the coast of Sardinia, the Alta Marmilla is an area of farmed hills, pasture and small villages close to one another. Assolo is one of them, at around two hundred and fifty metres, with a compact centre and open countryside all round. Oristano, with its hospital, offices and secondary schools, is within driving distance; for everyday services people rely on the larger villages nearby.

The most obvious figure is population decline. Istat, Italy's national statistics office, counted 329 residents in 2023, against 434 in 2011: 105 fewer, a fall of 24.2%. The estimated average age is 51.8, against 49.8 in the province, and 33.1% of residents are over 65. Foreign residents are very few, 0.9%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Buyers in Assolo find traditional houses of stone and mud brick (ladiri), with courtyards, and newer reinforced concrete homes. The older ones suffer from damp and need breathable materials rather than cement plaster that seals the walls; the newer ones should be checked for the state of the services and insulation. Climate zone C means mild winters, while summers are hot, so shade, ventilation and roof insulation matter a lot.

Earthquake risk is low: all 87 municipalities in the province of Oristano are in seismic zone 4, the lowest class on the Civil Protection scale, and in Assolo the expected acceleration is about 0.050 g.

The report checks the official landslide and flood maps for the address, useful along streams and on slopes, and finds the land parcel with the Revenue Agency's cadastral maps.

Key points

  • Alta Marmilla, hills inland in the province of Oristano.
  • 329 residents in 2023, down 24.2% since 2011.
  • Mud brick houses: watch out for damp and plaster.
  • All 87 municipalities in the province in seismic zone 4.

Overview

Assolo is a municipality in the province of Oristano, in Sardegna. At the end of 2023 it had 329 residents, ranked 67 of 87 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Assolo 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 24.2%. The estimated average age is 52 years, higher than the province average (50). 33% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 0.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Assolo declared an average taxable income of 17,058 euros, below the provincial average (19,764 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Assolo is in climate zone C, with 1,303 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 255 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Assolo has 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop.

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 2.1% of the land in Assolo, compared with 3.4% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Assolo 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 Assolo: 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 Assolo 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 1 inhabited census areas in Assolo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 74 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 115008. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.