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Lodine: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Nuoro, 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: Largo Dante 1, Lodine.

Lodine, in the Barbagia next to Gavoi

In the Barbagia, the mountainous heart of Sardinia, Lodine is a very small village near Gavoi, at almost nine hundred metres, among holm oak and cork oak woods, pasture and granite outcrops. Nuoro is the town for offices, hospital and secondary schools, reached by car along mountain roads.

In 2023 Istat, the national statistics office, counted 300 residents, 58 fewer than the 358 of 2011, a fall of 16.2%. The estimated average age is 49.6, close to the 48.3 of the province of Nuoro, and over-65s make up 27.7%, in line with the provincial 27.6%. Households average 2.05 people. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Buying here means choosing mountain Sardinia, with a colder climate than many expect of the island: Lodine is in climate zone E, with cold winters and occasional snow. Traditional houses are stone, often granite, with thick walls; check the roof, damp and the heating system, which is needed for many months of the year.

Earthquakes are not a factor: all 53 municipalities in the province of Nuoro 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. It is more useful to look at the building's upkeep and the distance to services, all outside the village.

The report for the address reads the official landslide and flood maps and, using the Revenue Agency's cadastral maps, traces the land parcel of the plot or house.

Key points

  • Barbagia, near Gavoi, at almost nine hundred metres.
  • 300 residents in 2023, down 16.2%.
  • Cold winters in climate zone E, with occasional snow.
  • All 53 municipalities in the province in seismic zone 4.

Overview

Lodine is a municipality in the province of Nuoro, in Sardegna. At the end of 2023 it had 300 residents, among the smallest in the province (51 of 53).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Lodine is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. All 53 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 16.2%. The estimated average age is 50 years, in line with the province. 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 0.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Lodine declared an average taxable income of 16,617 euros, below the provincial average (19,512 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Lodine is in climate zone E, with 2,200 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 15 October to 15 April, for up to 14 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 884 metres above sea level.

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 2.6% of the land in Lodine, compared with 3.4% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Lodine 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 high. 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 Lodine: 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 Lodine 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 2 inhabited census areas in Lodine. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 67 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 114021. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.