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Gesturi: 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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The report looks at the exact point: landslide and flood risk, seismic zone, price per square metre for the area, services and nearby stops.

For example: Via Nazionale 1, Gesturi.

Gesturi, a Marmilla village below the Giara plateau

Above Gesturi rises the Giara, the basalt plateau where the small wild Giara horses roam free and where seasonal ponds called paulis form in winter. The village sits at its foot, at around 300 metres, in the Marmilla area of southern Sardinia, a few kilometres from Barumini. It is also the birthplace of Friar Nicola da Gesturi, a Capuchin who was beatified and is much loved across Sardinia.

It is a farming village of low stone and rendered houses, inner courtyards and narrow streets. For services, secondary schools and the hospital people drive to the larger towns nearby or to Cagliari. The climate is temperate (climate zone D): mild winters and hot summers, when thick walls and shade make a difference. In old houses, check the roof and rising damp, common in stone walls.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 1,136 residents in 2023, 144 fewer than in 2011, or 11.3%. The average age is 50.0, against 49.4 in the province, and 30.5% of residents are over 65. Foreign residents are few, 0.8%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

The 28 municipalities in the province of Medio Campidano are all in seismic zone 4, the lowest class on the Civil Protection Department scale; in Gesturi expected ground acceleration is 0.050 g, a low value.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps, and the report finds the plot from the address. Slopes and landslides at the edge of the Giara, and streams on the valley floors that can swell, are checked on the official maps.

Key points

  • At the foot of the Giara, the plateau of the wild horses.
  • Birthplace of the Blessed Friar Nicola da Gesturi.
  • All 28 municipalities in the province in seismic zone 4.
  • 1,136 residents, down 11.3% since 2011.

Overview

Gesturi is a municipality in the province of Medio Campidano, in Sardegna. At the end of 2023 it had 1,136 residents, ranked 16 of 28 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Gesturi 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 11.3%. The estimated average age is 50 years, in line with the province. 30% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 0.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Gesturi declared an average taxable income of 15,758 euros, below the provincial average (19,085 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Gesturi is in climate zone D, with 1,436 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 310 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Gesturi has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 sports facility and 2 parks and green areas.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets 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 Gesturi, compared with 3.4% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Gesturi is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Regione Sardegna in 2022. According to the ISPRA map, the estimated radon emission in the municipality is low. 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 Gesturi: 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 Gesturi 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 Gesturi. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 70 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 10.5%
  • good 89.5%

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 117006. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.