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Florinas: 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 Sassari 1, Florinas.

Florinas, the Logudoro hills south of Sassari

Florinas is a village in the Logudoro, the historic region of hills and plateaux south of Sassari. The centre sits high, at around 400 metres, overlooking pasture and arable land; Sassari is where people go for work, the university, the hospital and shops, and the journey is made by car.

Houses in the village are mostly stone or masonry homes on several levels, along sloping streets, with some newer buildings on the edges. If you buy in the centre, budget for checks on the roof, damp and services. Out in the countryside there are farms and rural houses, where access and water supply are what count. This is climate zone D, with mild but windy winters.

Istat, the national statistics office, counts 1,445 residents in 2023, down 6.6% since 2011. The average age of 48.4 is in line with the province (48.3); over-65s make up 28.4%. Foreign residents account for 4.6%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Earthquake risk is low: all 66 municipalities in the province of Sassari are in seismic zone 4, the lowest class, and expected ground acceleration in Florinas is 0.050 g.

The report checks the official landslide and flood maps for the address, useful on the slopes and along the streams in the countryside. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, so the report reaches the land parcel.

Key points

  • Logudoro village in the hills south of Sassari.
  • Population down 6.6% since 2011.
  • All 66 municipalities in the province in seismic zone 4.
  • Stone houses in the centre: check roof and damp.

Overview

Florinas is a municipality in the province of Sassari, in Sardegna. At the end of 2023 it had 1,445 residents, ranked 30 of 66 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Florinas 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 6.6%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 4.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Florinas declared an average taxable income of 18,944 euros, below the provincial average (21,361 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Florinas is in climate zone D, with 1,708 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 417 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Florinas has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets and 1 healthcare facility.

There are 1.4 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.7).

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 4.0% of the land in Florinas, compared with 3.4% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.6 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Florinas 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 Florinas: 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 Florinas 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 11 inhabited census areas in Florinas. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 81 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 2.9%
  • good 17.9%
  • very good 79.2%

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 112023. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.