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Baressa: 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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Baressa, a farming village in the Marmilla

In the Marmilla, the area of low hills and farmland between the Campidano plain and the Sardinian interior, Baressa is one of the villages of the province of Oristano. The houses lie below two hundred metres, gathered in a compact centre, with fields and pasture around them, divided by low walls and country lanes.

What stands out in the data is age. Over-65s make up 42.1% of residents, against 29.5% in the province, and the average age is 55.7 (49.8 provincially). In 2023 Istat, the national statistics office, counted 553 residents, 170 fewer than in 2011, a fall of 23.5%. Foreign nationals make up 1.1% and households average 1.92 people. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

For anyone thinking of buying here, perhaps to return to a family village or for a house with land, the housing consists of traditional homes in stone and mud brick, often with a courtyard, and more recent reinforced concrete houses. Before signing, check damp in the walls, the state of the roof and whether the house matches its cadastral floor plan. The climate is mild, zone C. For the hospital and secondary schools people drive to larger towns.

Earthquakes are not a real concern: all 87 municipalities in the province of Oristano are in seismic zone 4, and the expected acceleration at Baressa is about 0.050 g.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps for the municipality. The report starts from the address, finds the plot and checks the official maps for flood hazard along watercourses and in low-lying areas.

Key points

  • Marmilla farming village below two hundred metres.
  • Over-65s at 42.1%, against 29.5% in the province.
  • All 87 municipalities in the province in seismic zone 4.
  • Mild climate: damp and roofs matter in older houses.

Overview

Baressa is a municipality in the province of Oristano, in Sardegna. At the end of 2023 it had 553 residents, ranked 54 of 87 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Baressa 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 23.5%. The estimated average age is 56 years, higher than the province average (50). 42% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 1.1% of the population. On average, a household has 1.9 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Baressa declared an average taxable income of 16,564 euros, below the provincial average (19,764 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Baressa is in climate zone C, with 1,167 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 165 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Baressa has 1 school and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.6 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 4.1% of the land in Baressa, compared with 3.4% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Baressa 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 Baressa: 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 Baressa 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 7 inhabited census areas in Baressa. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 70 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 0.5%
  • good 99.5%

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 115012. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.