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Gonnoscodina: what to know before buying a home

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

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Gonnoscodina, a lowland village in southern Oristano province

Gonnoscodina is a small farming village in the southern part of the province of Oristano, at just over a hundred metres above sea level, in a landscape of fields and low hills. The centre is compact, with courtyard houses and walls lining the street, as in many villages of central and southern Sardinia. For offices, hospitals and secondary schools the reference is Oristano, reached by car.

Traditional courtyard houses, with an inner yard and outbuildings, are the most interesting part of the market but also the most demanding: they often have old, thick walls, roofs that need redoing and old services. Before buying, have a surveyor assess the walls and damp, the most common problem in these buildings. Climate zone C means mild winters and very hot summers, so shade matters too.

In 2023 there were 427 residents, 15.4% fewer than in 2011. The estimated average age is 52.5, against 49.8 for the province, and over-65s make up 33.7%. Foreign residents are few, at 1.9%. Declared incomes are in line with the average for the province of Oristano.

Earthquake hazard is at the lowest level: all 87 municipalities in the province are in seismic zone 4 of the national classification kept by the Civil Protection Department, and here the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.050 g. On the plain, it is watercourses and channels that deserve attention: flood hazard is checked on the official maps for the exact address.

Cadastral maps are published by the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate), and the report traces the address back to its land parcel and building.

Key points

  • Lowland farming village in the south of Oristano province.
  • All 87 municipalities in the province in seismic zone 4.
  • Courtyard houses: have walls and damp assessed by a surveyor.
  • Population down 15.4% since 2011.

Overview

Gonnoscodina is a municipality in the province of Oristano, in Sardegna. At the end of 2023 it had 427 residents, ranked 58 of 87 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Gonnoscodina is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. All 87 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 15.4%. The estimated average age is 53 years, higher than the province average (50). 34% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 1.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Gonnoscodina declared an average taxable income of 19,826 euros, in line with the province (19,764 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Gonnoscodina is in climate zone C, with 1,099 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 112 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Gonnoscodina has 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop and 1 sports facility.

The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 1.2 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 4.0% of the land in Gonnoscodina, compared with 3.4% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Gonnoscodina 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 Gonnoscodina: 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 Gonnoscodina 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 3 inhabited census areas in Gonnoscodina. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 71 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 115025. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.