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Genuri: what to know before buying a home

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

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Genuri, in the Marmilla at the edge of the Giara

Genuri is one of the small villages of the upper Marmilla, in south-central Sardinia, on the edge of the Giara, a basalt plateau known for the small horses that live wild on it. Around the village are hills under wheat and fodder crops, olive groves and pasture. Services are in the nearby Marmilla villages, while Cagliari and Oristano are the cities for hospitals and offices.

In 2023 Istat, the national statistics office, counted 299 residents, 46 fewer than the 345 of 2011, a fall of 13.3%. The population is old: the estimated average age is 53.9 against 49.4 in the province of Medio Campidano, and over-65s make up 39.1%, against 28.9%. Households average 2.15 people. Foreign residents account for 1.3%.

The village keeps the courtyard houses typical of the Marmilla, with a gateway on the street and an inner yard, built of stone or sun-dried earth brick. They are roomy and often cool in summer, but check the base of the walls, where damp damages plaster and bricks, and the roof. The climate is mild, in climate zone C, with hot summers.

Earthquakes do not come into it: all 28 municipalities in Medio Campidano are in seismic zone 4, the lowest in the Civil Protection classification, and expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.050 g. The building's state of repair counts for more.

The report for the address reads the official landslide and flood maps, useful for plots below the slopes of the Giara and near streams, and reaches the land parcel through the Revenue Agency's cadastral maps.

Key points

  • Upper Marmilla, on the edge of the Giara plateau.
  • Over-65s at 39.1%, against 28.9% in the province.
  • 299 residents, down 13.3% since 2011.
  • All 28 municipalities in the province in seismic zone 4.

Overview

Genuri is a municipality in the province of Medio Campidano, in Sardegna. At the end of 2023 it had 299 residents, among the smallest in the province (26 of 28).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Genuri is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. All 28 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 13.3%. The estimated average age is 54 years, higher than the province average (49). 39% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 1.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Genuri declared an average taxable income of 17,146 euros, below the provincial average (19,085 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Genuri 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 243 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Genuri has 1 pharmacy.

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

Radon and contaminated sites

Genuri 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 Genuri: 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 Genuri 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 1 inhabited census areas in Genuri. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 66 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 117005. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.