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Giave: 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: Corso della Repubblica 1, Giave.

Giave, a village on the Meilogu plateau

In the heart of the Meilogu, the historic district in the interior of the province of Sassari made of plateaus and old volcanic hills, Giave stands at around 600 metres. The village is compact, with low stone houses in the centre and open countryside all around; the SS131 Carlo Felice, the main road linking Sassari and Cagliari, runs not far away and makes getting about relatively easy.

Buyers here find village houses, often with a courtyard, and some rural buildings in the countryside. The climate is zone D, with cool, windy winters on the plateau: insulation and windows matter, and in stone houses check the roof and rising damp. For services, secondary schools and work, people drive to the larger towns and to Sassari.

The population is falling: in 2023 there were 477 residents, 18.6% fewer than the 586 of 2011, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 51.4 against 48.3 for the province, and over-65s make up 33.5%, against 26.6%. Foreign residents are 4.0%. Average declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Earthquakes carry little weight in Sardinia: all 66 municipalities in the province are in seismic zone 4, the lowest on the Civil Protection department's national scale, and in Giave the expected ground acceleration is about 0.050 g. When choosing a house, the state of the roof, the systems and insulation matter more.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report gets from the address to the land parcel. Even on the plateau there are steep slopes and small watercourses: landslide or flood hazard is read on the official maps for the individual address, which the report does.

Key points

  • Meilogu, a plateau inland in the province of Sassari.
  • All 66 municipalities in the province in seismic zone 4.
  • 477 residents in 2023, over-65s at 33.5%.
  • The SS131 Carlo Felice road runs not far from the village.

Overview

Giave is a municipality in the province of Sassari, in Sardegna. At the end of 2023 it had 477 residents, ranked 56 of 66 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Giave 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 18.6%. The estimated average age is 51 years, higher than the province average (48). 34% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 4.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Giave declared an average taxable income of 17,307 euros, below the provincial average (21,361 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Giave is in climate zone D, with 2,047 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 595 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Giave 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 3.1% of the land in Giave, compared with 3.4% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 3.3 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Giave 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 Giave: 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 Giave 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 10 inhabited census areas in Giave. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 64 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 99.4%
  • good 0.6%

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 112024. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.