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Cabras: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Oristano, 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 Italia 1, Cabras.

Cabras, the lagoon, Tharros and the Sinis peninsula

Cabras sits on the shore of the large lagoon that bears its name, just north-west of Oristano, and its territory covers almost the whole of the Sinis peninsula. Here are the ruins of Tharros, the Phoenician and later Roman city on Capo San Marco, beaches of quartz grains such as Is Arutas, and the village of San Salvatore. The town museum displays the Giants of Mont'e Prama, stone statues found in the Sinis countryside.

The town lives from fishing, including bottarga made from mullet roe and fish from the lagoon, from farming and increasingly from tourism. The housing market is split in two: houses in the town, often low with a courtyard and lived in all year, and holiday homes in coastal spots such as San Giovanni di Sinis. Planning rules are strict along the coast and in the marine protected area, so before buying a house you hope to extend, ask the council what is allowed.

At the end of 2023 Istat, the national statistics office, counted 8,831 residents, down 2.2% on 2011, making Cabras number 3 by population in the province of Oristano. The estimated average age is 48.8, slightly below the provincial 49.8, and over-65s make up 27.2%. Foreign residents account for 2.5%.

All 87 municipalities in the province are in seismic zone 4, the lowest on the Civil Protection scale, and expected ground acceleration is about 0.050 g. Near the lagoon and the sea, damp, salt corrosion of metalwork and window frames, and the state of the roof matter more.

The land is low, a few metres above sea level, among lagoons and channels, so the report reads the official flood maps at the exact location of the house. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the address leads to the land parcel.

Key points

  • Cabras lagoon, Tharros and the Sinis peninsula.
  • Strict planning rules on the coast and in the marine reserve.
  • 8,831 residents, number 3 in the province of Oristano.
  • Seismic zone 4, like the whole province.

Overview

Cabras is a municipality in the province of Oristano, in Sardegna. At the end of 2023 it had 8,831 residents, the third most populous in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Cabras is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. All 87 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 2.2%. The estimated average age is 49 years, in line with the province. 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 2.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Cabras declared an average taxable income of 17,941 euros, below the provincial average (19,764 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Cabras is in climate zone C, with 1,143 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 15 November to 31 March, for up to 10 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 9 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Cabras has 5 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 11 grocery shops and supermarkets, 5 healthcare facilities, 5 sports facilities and 2 parks and green areas.

There are 0.6 schools per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (1.2).

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 3.8% of the land in Cabras, compared with 3.4% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Cabras 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 Cabras: 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 Cabras 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 33 inhabited census areas in Cabras. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 76 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 7.1%
  • good 83.5%
  • very good 9.3%

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 115019. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.