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Mandas: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Cagliari, 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 Cagliari 1, Mandas.

Mandas, inland hills and a narrow-gauge railway

Mandas is a village in the interior of southern Sardinia, in the hills north of Cagliari, amid wheat fields, pasture and olive groves. The town hall is at around 450 metres. The village has long been a junction on the island's narrow-gauge railways, now known mainly for the Trenino Verde, the tourist train that crosses the interior.

For work and larger services people head towards Cagliari and its surroundings, by car along the state road. The centre is made up of low courtyard houses, with the gateways and inner yards typical of the area, and newer homes on the edges. In older houses, roofs, rendering, damp and services are the items to price up before buying.

In 2023 there were 1,968 residents according to Istat, the national statistics institute, down 12.1% from 2,238 in 2011. The average age is 50.1, above 48.1 for the province, and 30.4% are over 65. Foreign residents are very few, at 0.8%. Incomes are below the provincial average.

Earthquake risk is the lowest in Italy: seismic zone 4 of the Civil Protection classification, with an expected acceleration of 0.050 g, as across the island. In courtyard houses built of mud brick or stone, what matters most is keeping water out and the state of the roofs.

For each address the report shows the official landslide and flood maps and the Revenue Agency cadastral maps, which are published.

Key points

  • Inland hills north of Cagliari.
  • Historic rail junction, now on the Trenino Verde line.
  • Population down 12.1% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 4, like all of Sardinia.

Overview

Mandas is a municipality in the province of Cagliari, in Sardegna. At the end of 2023 it had 1,968 residents, ranked 38 of 70 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Mandas is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. All 70 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 12.1%. The estimated average age is 50 years, higher than the province average (48). 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 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Mandas declared an average taxable income of 17,909 euros, below the provincial average (19,085 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Mandas is in climate zone D, with 1,652 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 457 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Mandas has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets and 1 healthcare facility.

There are 1.5 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.7).

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

Radon and contaminated sites

Mandas 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 Mandas: 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 Mandas 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 17 inhabited census areas in Mandas. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 77 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 8.5%
  • good 58.0%
  • very good 33.5%

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 118025. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.