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Burcei: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Cagliari, Sardegna. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.

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Burcei, the cherry village in the mountains east of Cagliari

In late spring Burcei fills with visitors for its cherries, the crop that has made the village known across southern Sardinia. The municipality sits in the mountains east of Cagliari, at around 650 metres, surrounded by the woods of the Sette Fratelli and Serpeddì massif. You reach it on a mountain road climbing from Sinnai, and Cagliari is less than an hour away by car.

This is a real mountain village, with a compact centre, stone and masonry houses on several levels and few scattered buildings. Buyers usually want a house to live in all year, often with family ties to the village, or a retreat from the Cagliari summer heat. Secondary schools, hospital care and most services are in the city or around Sinnai and Quartu, and the access road is part of daily life. Climate zone D brings colder winters than on the plain, sometimes with snow.

Istat, the national statistics office, counts 2,617 residents in 2023, down 9.6% on 2011. The average age of 46.2 is lower than in the metropolitan area of Cagliari (48.1), and 23.8% of residents are over 65. Foreign residents are very few, 0.9%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Burcei is in seismic zone 4, the lowest class, with an expected acceleration of 0.050 g. In older houses the roof, insulation and the systems are what matter most. Revenue Agency cadastral maps are published. In a village built on a hillside, the report reads gradient and official maps for the address.

Key points

  • Cherry-growing mountain village east of Cagliari
  • Sette Fratelli woods, mountain road up from Sinnai
  • Average age 46.2, foreign residents 0.9%
  • Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration 0.050 g

Overview

Burcei is a municipality in the province of Cagliari, in Sardegna. At the end of 2023 it had 2,617 residents, ranked 30 of 70 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Burcei is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. All 70 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 9.6%. The estimated average age is 46 years, lower than the province average (48). 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 0.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Burcei declared an average taxable income of 15,843 euros, below the provincial average (19,085 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Burcei is in climate zone D, with 1,950 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 648 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Burcei has 4 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 sports facility and 1 green area.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.9 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 1.1% of the land in Burcei, compared with 3.4% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Burcei 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 Burcei: 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 Burcei 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 Burcei. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 77 or more.

Residents by band

  • good 100.0%

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 118005. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.