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Elini: what to know before buying a home

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

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Elini, a small hillside village near Lanusei

Elini is a small village in Ogliastra, in eastern Sardinia: its houses sit on a hillside at around four hundred and seventy metres, a short way from Lanusei. Around it are woods, scrub and farmed plots.

The population here is holding steady: 551 residents in 2023, with a change since 2011 of +0.2%. It is also young compared with the province, with an average age of 45.2 against 47.9 and over-65s at 22.1%, against 27.0%. Households average 2.26 people and declared incomes are slightly below the provincial average.

Buying in Elini means choosing a quiet village that relies on Lanusei for offices, the hospital and secondary schools, and on the coast at Tortolì for the port and bigger shops. Houses are built on slopes, with narrow access and retaining walls: the condition of those walls and the drainage of rainwater are checks to make before signing. The climate is zone D.

Earthquakes are not an issue: all 23 municipalities in Ogliastra are in seismic zone 4, the lowest, and the expected acceleration at Elini is about 0.050 g.

The gradient matters more. The report measures the elevation and slope of the ground at the address and reads the official landslide and flood maps. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps cover the municipality, so the address leads to the plot.

Key points

  • Hillside village in Ogliastra, close to Lanusei.
  • Population stable since 2011, average age 45.2.
  • All 23 municipalities in Ogliastra in seismic zone 4.
  • Slope and retaining walls to check on the plot.

Overview

Elini is a municipality in the province of Ogliastra, in Sardegna. At the end of 2023 it had 551 residents, among the smallest in the province (22 of 23).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Elini is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. All 23 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 number of residents is nearly unchanged. The estimated average age is 45 years, lower than the province average (48). 22% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 1.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Elini declared an average taxable income of 18,762 euros, in line with the province (19,512 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Elini is in climate zone D, with 1,519 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 472 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Elini has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 green area.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.7 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 4.8% of the land in Elini, compared with 3.4% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Elini 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 high. 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 Elini: 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 Elini 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 9 inhabited census areas in Elini. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 51 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.7%
  • fair 87.3%
  • good 12.0%

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 116005. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.