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Curcuris: 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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Curcuris, a small village in the Marmilla

Curcuris is one of the small villages of the Marmilla, the area of gentle hills and wheat fields inland in the province of Oristano, not far from Ales. The village lies low among farmed land and pasture; everyday services are in the larger villages nearby, while for hospital, offices and shops people go to Oristano.

In 2023 Istat, the national statistics office, counted 302 residents, 12 fewer than the 314 of 2011: a fall of 3.8%. The estimated average age is 48.2, below the 49.8 of the province, and over-65s make up 26.2%, against the provincial 29.5%. Households average 2.27 people. Foreign residents account for 3.3%. Declared incomes stay below the provincial average.

Traditional Marmilla houses are built around a courtyard, with thick walls of stone or sun-dried earth bricks, known as làdiri. With a building like this, check for damp at the base of the walls, the plaster and the roof: earth brick lasts for centuries if it stays dry and suffers with water. The climate is mild, in climate zone C, with hot summers, so shade and ventilation matter as much as heating.

Earthquakes are not a factor: all 87 municipalities in the province of Oristano are in seismic zone 4, the lowest in the Civil Protection classification, and expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.050 g.

The report for the address reads the official landslide and flood maps and traces the land parcel using the Revenue Agency's cadastral maps.

Key points

  • Marmilla village, inland from Oristano.
  • 302 residents, down 3.8% since 2011.
  • Courtyard houses in stone or earth brick: watch for damp.
  • All 87 municipalities in the province in seismic zone 4.

Overview

Curcuris is a municipality in the province of Oristano, in Sardegna. At the end of 2023 it had 302 residents, ranked 70 of 87 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Curcuris 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 3.8%. The estimated average age is 48 years, lower than the province average (50). 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 3.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Curcuris declared an average taxable income of 16,969 euros, below the provincial average (19,764 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Curcuris is in climate zone C, with 1,159 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 159 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 3.5% of the land in Curcuris, compared with 3.4% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Curcuris 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 Curcuris: 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 Curcuris 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 2 inhabited census areas in Curcuris. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 70 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 115021. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.