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Esporlatu: 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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Esporlatu, the Goceano district on Sardinia's inland slopes

Esporlatu is a small village in the Goceano, a historic district in the inland north of Sardinia, at around 470 metres on slopes overlooking the Tirso valley. The land is pasture, cork oaks, fields and dry-stone walls, and the economy is mainly livestock farming. Bono is the nearest town for services and schools; Ozieri and Sassari are the main towns, reached by car.

The population is not as old as in many inland villages: 366 residents in 2023, 11.2% fewer than the 412 of 2011, with an estimated average age of 47.4, close to the 48.3 of the province of Sassari. Over-65s make up 25.7% and households average 1.94 people. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Homes are family houses, in stone in the older parts and in more recent masonry elsewhere. Buyers should check the roof, services and damp, and work out distances: the village has few services, so shopping, specialist doctors and secondary schools mean travelling. It is climate zone D, with mild but damp winters.

Earthquake risk is at the bottom of the scale: zone 4 on the Civil Protection Department's classification, like all 66 municipalities in the province, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.050 g. Routine maintenance matters more than the structure.

Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are published and the report finds the land parcel from the address, together with the slope maps.

Key points

  • Goceano village in inland northern Sardinia.
  • 366 residents in 2023, average age 47.4.
  • Seismic zone 4, like all 66 municipalities in the province.
  • Few local services: Bono is the nearest town.

Overview

Esporlatu is a municipality in the province of Sassari, in Sardegna. At the end of 2023 it had 366 residents, among the smallest in the province (63 of 66).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Esporlatu 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 11.2%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 2.2% of the population. On average, a household has 1.9 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Esporlatu declared an average taxable income of 17,085 euros, below the provincial average (21,361 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Esporlatu is in climate zone D, with 1,817 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 474 metres above sea level.

Services

The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 1.0 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 Esporlatu, compared with 3.4% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Esporlatu 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 Esporlatu: 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 Esporlatu 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 5 inhabited census areas in Esporlatu. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 72 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 112022. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.