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Buddusò: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Gallura Nord-Est Sardegna, 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: Corso Vittorio Emanuele 1, Buddusò.

Buddusò, a plateau of granite and cork

Buddusò sits on a granite plateau in the inland north-east of Sardinia, at around seven hundred metres, in a landscape of cork oak woods, pasture and huge granite boulders. Around here granite and cork were the main sources of work for decades, with quarries and processing firms. The Gallura coast and Olbia can be reached by car, but Buddusò remains a mountain town, far from seaside tourism.

The altitude is noticeable. The town is in climate zone E, with cold, windy winters, so for anyone buying a house in the centre, often built of bare granite, insulation, roof and heating matter more than in many Sardinian towns. Alongside traditional homes there are newer two-storey houses, sometimes left unfinished. Recorded services are 5 school sites, 0 supermarket and 13 bars and restaurants, 3.67 per 1,000 residents against 11.00 in the province, where the coastal resorts weigh heavily.

The town is emptying. Istat, the national statistics office, counted 3,542 residents in 2023, down 11.0% since 2011. The average age is 44.9, below the provincial 46.7, with over-65s at 24.4%. Foreign residents are very few, at 1.5%. Average declared incomes are far below the provincial average.

Earthquakes are not a real concern: all 26 municipalities in the province are in seismic zone 4, the lowest class set by the Civil Protection Department (the national emergency agency), and the expected acceleration is about 0.050 g.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps cover the municipality, and the report traces the plot from the address. In the valleys of the streams draining the plateau, sudden floods can cover fields and roads: better to check this for the exact address.

Key points

  • Inland granite plateau among cork oaks and pasture.
  • 3,542 residents in 2023, down 11.0% since 2011.
  • All 26 municipalities in the province in seismic zone 4.
  • Climate zone E: cold winters, check the insulation.

Overview

Buddusò is a municipality in the province of Gallura Nord-Est Sardegna, in Sardegna. At the end of 2023 it had 3,542 residents, ranked 11 of 26 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Buddusò is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. All 26 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 11.0%. The estimated average age is 45 years, lower than the province average (47). 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 1.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Buddusò declared an average taxable income of 16,905 euros, below the provincial average (21,361 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Buddusò is in climate zone E, with 2,276 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 15 October to 15 April, for up to 14 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 700 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Buddusò has 5 schools and 1 pharmacy.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets 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 1.9% of the land in Buddusò, compared with 3.4% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Buddusò 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 Buddusò: 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 Buddusò 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 20 inhabited census areas in Buddusò. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 75 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 3.8%
  • good 96.2%

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 113008. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.