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Lotzorai: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Ogliastra, 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 Roma 1, Lotzorai.

Lotzorai, on the coastal plain of Ogliastra

On the east coast of Sardinia, just north of Tortolì, Lotzorai covers a stretch of plain between the Ogliastra mountains and the sea. The village is a short distance from the beach, with fields, vegetable plots and orchards around the centre. In summer tourists arrive and the number of people present grows; in winter the pace is that of a small farming town.

Buyers here often choose between a house in the village and one nearer the coast, where many homes are holiday properties. Flat land close to the sea also means streams running down from the mountains to the shore, so the report checks the official flood maps for the address, which are useful on a coastal plain. The climate zone is B, with mild winters.

According to Istat, the national statistics office, there were 2,116 residents in 2023, down 1.6% on 2011. The average age is 48.7, against 47.9 for Ogliastra, and over-65s make up 27.7%. Foreign residents are few, at 2.9%. Incomes are close to the provincial average.

For earthquakes the picture is among the calmest in Italy: all 23 municipalities in Ogliastra are in seismic zone 4, the lowest. In houses near the sea, salt air, damp and the state of render, balcony steelwork and window frames matter more.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, so the report traces the plot from the address and measures distances to schools, pharmacies and shops from there.

Key points

  • Small town on the coastal plain, north of Tortolì.
  • 2,116 residents in 2023, average age 48.7.
  • Seismic zone 4, like the whole of Ogliastra.
  • Near the sea: check the flood maps for the address.

Overview

Lotzorai is a municipality in the province of Ogliastra, in Sardegna. At the end of 2023 it had 2,116 residents, ranked 9 of 23 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Lotzorai is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. All 23 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 1.6%. The estimated average age is 49 years, in line with the province. 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 2.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Lotzorai declared an average taxable income of 19,180 euros, in line with the province (19,512 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Lotzorai is in climate zone B, with 767 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 1 December to 31 March, for up to 8 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 16 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Lotzorai has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 sports facilities and 1 green area.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.7 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 7.3% of the land in Lotzorai, compared with 3.4% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Lotzorai 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 Lotzorai: 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 Lotzorai 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 14 inhabited census areas in Lotzorai. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 73 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 4.8%
  • good 95.2%

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 116012. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.