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Bessude: 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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For example: Via Monsignor Cabras 1, Bessude.

Bessude, a small hill village inland from Sassari

Bessude is a village in the interior of the province of Sassari, built on a hill at around 450 metres, in a landscape of fields and pasture. The sea and the city are within driving distance, but life here follows the pace of a small farming community, with the village houses packed around the church and the main streets.

The striking figure is age. Istat, the national statistics office, estimates an average age of 54.0, against 48.3 for the province, and over-65s make up 37.1% of residents, compared with 26.6% provincially. In 2023 there were 375 inhabitants, down 12.4% since 2011. Households are small, 2.01 people on average, and declared incomes are below the provincial average.

For buyers this often means inherited village houses, sometimes large, whose wiring, plumbing and roof need reviewing. Before buying, check that changes made over the years were properly authorised and look at the state of the walls, which in old houses tend to hold damp. For services, offices and the hospital, the reference is Sassari.

Earthquake hazard is low. All 66 municipalities in the province of Sassari are in seismic zone 4, the lowest on the national scale set by the Civil Protection Department, and expected ground acceleration in Bessude is about 0.050 g. The climate is zone D: short winters, but you will still need heating.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps for the municipality: the report finds the land parcel from the address and reads the official landslide and flood maps at the exact spot.

Key points

  • Hill village in the interior of the province of Sassari.
  • Over-65s at 37.1%, against 26.6% for the province.
  • All 66 municipalities in the province in seismic zone 4.
  • Village houses often need work on the roof and services.

Overview

Bessude is a municipality in the province of Sassari, in Sardegna. At the end of 2023 it had 375 residents, among the smallest in the province (62 of 66).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Bessude 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 12.4%. The estimated average age is 54 years, higher than the province average (48). 37% 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 Bessude declared an average taxable income of 19,729 euros, below the provincial average (21,361 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Bessude is in climate zone D, with 1,879 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 447 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Bessude 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 2.1% of the land in Bessude, compared with 3.4% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Bessude 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 Bessude: 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 Bessude 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 4 inhabited census areas in Bessude. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 71 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 0.8%
  • good 99.2%

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 112006. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.