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Bortigali: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Nuoro, 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 Terzo 1, Bortigali.

Bortigali, on the slopes of the Marghine near Macomer

The Marghine is the range of hills that runs across central Sardinia, and Bortigali sits on its slopes, above the plain leading to Macomer. The village has a centre of stone houses and steep streets, surrounded by pastures, woods and dry-stone walls. Macomer, a few kilometres away, has a station on the line between Cagliari and the north of the island, the main services and access to the main road.

This is an elderly community. The average age is 52.2, against 48.3 in the province of Nuoro, and over-65s are 34.9%, well above the provincial 27.6%. In 2023 there were 1,248 residents, down 11.9% on the 1,417 of 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. Households have 2.04 members on average, and declared incomes are close to the provincial average.

For buyers, the offer is village houses, often large and on several floors, with a courtyard or vegetable garden. Many need work: roof, systems, damp. Have a surveyor assess the house before agreeing a price, and budget for the works from the start.

For earthquakes the picture is calm: all 53 municipalities in the province of Nuoro are in seismic zone 4 of the Civil Protection classification, and in Bortigali the expected acceleration is 0.050 g. The climate is that of hill country, zone D, with cool winters.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report traces the plot from the address. On the Marghine slopes it also checks the gradient and the official landslide maps, as well as distances to the pharmacy and shops.

Key points

  • Slopes of the Marghine, above the Macomer plain.
  • Over-65s at 34.9%, against 27.6% in the province.
  • All 53 municipalities in the province in seismic zone 4.
  • 1,248 residents, down 11.9% since 2011.

Overview

Bortigali is a municipality in the province of Nuoro, in Sardegna. At the end of 2023 it had 1,248 residents, ranked 31 of 53 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Bortigali is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. All 53 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 11.9%. The estimated average age is 52 years, higher than the province average (48). 35% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 4.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Bortigali declared an average taxable income of 19,111 euros, in line with the province (19,512 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Bortigali is in climate zone D, with 1,636 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 510 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Bortigali 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 1.3 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 1.8% of the land in Bortigali, compared with 3.4% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.0 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Bortigali is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Regione Sardegna in 2022. 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 Bortigali: 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 Bortigali 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 9 inhabited census areas in Bortigali. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 74 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 18.3%
  • good 81.7%

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 114009. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.