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Bottidda: 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 Regina Elena 1, Bottidda.

Bottidda, a Goceano village above the Tirso valley

The Goceano is a historic area of north-central Sardinia that rises from the Tirso valley towards the mountain range of the same name. Bottidda is one of its villages: a small place on the hillside, with farmland and pasture running down to the valley floor and woods higher up.

Anyone thinking of a house here will mainly be looking at masonry homes in the village, often built and extended by families over the years. Before buying, check that any extensions were authorised, and look at the roof, damp and the systems. Key services such as a hospital and secondary schools are in the larger towns of the area, reached by car on hill roads.

In 2023 Istat, the national statistics office, counted 654 residents, 82 fewer than the 736 of 2011, a drop of 11.1%. The average age is 48.5, practically the same as 48.3 in the province of Sassari, while over-65s are 30.1% of residents, against 26.6%. Households have 2.12 members on average and foreign residents are 1.8%. Average declared income is below the provincial average.

Earthquake hazard is low: Bottidda is in seismic zone 4, like all 66 municipalities in the province, and the expected ground acceleration is about 0.050 g. On sloping land, what matters is the stability of the hillsides and how water drains: the report reads landslide and flood hazard for the address on the official maps. Bottidda is in heating zone D, with cool winters.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and from the address the report finds the land parcel.

Key points

  • Goceano village on the hillside above the Tirso valley.
  • 654 residents, down 11.1% since 2011.
  • Over-65s at 30.1%, against 26.6% in the province.
  • Seismic zone 4, like all 66 municipalities in the province.

Overview

Bottidda is a municipality in the province of Sassari, in Sardegna. At the end of 2023 it had 654 residents, ranked 49 of 66 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Bottidda 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 11.1%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 30% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 1.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Bottidda declared an average taxable income of 18,402 euros, below the provincial average (21,361 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Bottidda is in climate zone D, with 1,668 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 396 metres above sea level.

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

Radon and contaminated sites

Bottidda 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 Bottidda: 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 Bottidda 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 5 inhabited census areas in Bottidda. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 66 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 1.1%
  • good 98.9%

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 112011. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.