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Bultei: 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 Michele Mugoni 1, Bultei.

Bultei, a Goceano village above the Tirso valley

The Goceano is a historic district of north-central Sardinia covering the upper Tirso valley, closed to the north by a chain of wooded mountains. Bultei sits on the slope of these hills, with its town hall at about 500 metres and the valley open in front. Around it there are woods, pastures and farmland; for fuller services and many jobs, people go to the larger towns in the area or towards Sassari and Nuoro.

Home seekers mostly find stone and masonry houses in the centre, houses built in recent decades on the edge of the village and a few country houses. Streets in the centre are steep, so access, parking and walls set against the slope deserve a careful look. This is climate zone D: winters are not harsh but cool at this height. On the slopes, the report checks the official landslide maps for the exact address.

The population is falling sharply: at the end of 2023 there were 804 residents, 23.1% fewer than the 1,046 of 2011, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 51.7, against 48.3 in the province, with over-65s at 34.2%. Foreign residents are few, at 2.4%. Average declared income is below the provincial average.

Earthquake hazard in Sardinia is low: all 66 municipalities in the province are in seismic zone 4, and in Bultei the expected ground acceleration is about 0.050 g. For an old house, the roof, damp and the systems matter more.

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

Key points

  • Goceano village on the slope above the Tirso valley.
  • Population down 23.1% since 2011.
  • Over-65s at 34.2%, average age 51.7.
  • All 66 municipalities in the province in seismic zone 4.

Overview

Bultei is a municipality in the province of Sassari, in Sardegna. At the end of 2023 it had 804 residents, ranked 41 of 66 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Bultei 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 23.1%. The estimated average age is 52 years, higher than the province average (48). 34% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 2.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Bultei declared an average taxable income of 18,309 euros, below the provincial average (21,361 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Bultei is in climate zone D, with 1,883 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 509 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Bultei has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop and 1 healthcare facility.

There are 3.7 schools per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (1.0).

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 1.6% of the land in Bultei, compared with 3.4% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Bultei 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 Bultei: 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 Bultei 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 Bultei. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 70 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 3.0%
  • good 97.0%

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 112012. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.