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Erula: what to know before buying a home

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

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For example: Via Nazionale 1, Erula.

Erula, a hill village inland from Sassari

Erula is a small village in the interior of the province of Sassari, on a hill at around 450 metres, well away from the coast and the tourist trade. Little of the land is built on: the share of developed land is low, and around the village there is open farmland, pasture and Mediterranean scrub. For the hospital, secondary schools and larger shops, people drive to the bigger towns of the province.

The housing market consists almost entirely of detached houses, often with a courtyard, built in masonry and extended over the years. Those extensions are the thing to check: compare the house as it stands with the plans on file and with the building permits held by the town hall. The report measures how far pharmacy, schools and shops are from the house itself, which is useful in a place with few services.

According to Istat, the national statistics office, there were 688 residents in 2023, 78 fewer than in 2011, a fall of 10.2%. The estimated average age is 50.5, against 48.3 for the province; over-65s are 30.5% and foreign residents 1.6%. Average declared income is below the provincial level.

Seismic hazard is the lowest category in Italy: every one of the 66 municipalities in the province of Sassari is in zone 4, and the expected acceleration in Erula is about 0.050 g. With an older house, costs are more likely to come from the roof, rising damp and the services, which a surveyor should look at before you sign.

Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are available, so the report can find the land parcel from the address. For flooding and landslides, which depend on the exact position relative to gullies and slopes, the report checks the official maps for that point.

Key points

  • Hill village in the interior of the province of Sassari.
  • Population down 10.2% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 4, like all 66 municipalities in the province.
  • Over-65s at 30.5%, average age 50.5.

Overview

Erula is a municipality in the province of Sassari, in Sardegna. At the end of 2023 it had 688 residents, ranked 47 of 66 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Erula is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. All 66 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 10.2%. The estimated average age is 51 years, higher than the province average (48). 31% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 1.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Erula declared an average taxable income of 15,843 euros, below the provincial average (21,361 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Erula is in climate zone D, with 1,507 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 457 metres above sea level.

Services

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

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 1.6% of the land in Erula, compared with 3.4% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Erula 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 Erula: 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 Erula 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 14 inhabited census areas in Erula. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 74 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 3.8%
  • good 96.2%

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 112021. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.