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Donori: 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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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 Vittorio Emanuele 1, Donori.

Donori, in the Parteolla close to Cagliari

Donori is in the Parteolla, an area of low hills and farmland north-east of Cagliari, planted with vineyards, olive groves and wheat. The town hall is below 150 metres and the village sits on the edge of the plain, with the first hills behind it.

The city is close enough to make Donori a real option for people working in the Cagliari area who want a larger house with a courtyard. The centre has traditional courtyard houses, with a gateway on the street and an inner yard, surrounded by newer homes. In old houses of stone or mud brick, upkeep is the main issue: rising damp, rendering and roofs.

There were 1,959 residents in 2023 according to Istat, the national statistics institute, down 7.6% from 2,119 in 2011. The average age is 48.1, the same as the provincial 48.1, and 26.3% are over 65. Foreign residents are very few, at 0.5%. Incomes are below the provincial average.

Earthquake risk is low: seismic zone 4 of the Civil Protection classification, with an expected acceleration of 0.050 g, as in the rest of Sardinia. Summer heat, the orientation of the house and the quality of windows and insulation matter more.

For each address the report shows the official flood maps, useful near the streams running down to the plain, and landslide maps on higher ground. Revenue Agency cadastral maps are published and the report reaches the land parcel.

Key points

  • Parteolla, hills and farmland north-east of Cagliari.
  • Traditional courtyard houses with inner yards.
  • Population down 7.6% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 4, low risk.

Overview

Donori is a municipality in the province of Cagliari, in Sardegna. At the end of 2023 it had 1,959 residents, ranked 39 of 70 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Donori 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 7.6%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 0.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Donori declared an average taxable income of 17,812 euros, below the provincial average (19,085 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Donori is in climate zone C, with 1,293 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 141 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Donori has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop and 2 sports facilities.

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 3.3% of the land in Donori, compared with 3.4% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.9 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Donori is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Regione Sardegna in 2022. According to the ISPRA map, the estimated radon emission in the municipality is low. 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 Donori: 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 Donori 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 15 inhabited census areas in Donori. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 63 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 58.9%
  • good 41.1%

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 118013. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.