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Monteleone Rocca Doria: 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: Via Brancaleone Doria 1, Monteleone Rocca Doria.

Monteleone Rocca Doria, the clifftop village above Lake Temo

Monteleone Rocca Doria is built on top of a crag overlooking Lake Temo, a reservoir in the interior of the province of Sassari. Its name recalls the Doria, the Genoese family who held a fortress here in the Middle Ages. The village lies at around three hundred and seventy metres, with its houses gathered on the flat top, surrounded by valleys, scrub and pasture. Alghero, Bosa and Sassari are within driving distance.

For a buyer, Monteleone offers quiet and views, with the limits of a very small village: shopping, schools and doctors mean a drive. The report measures travel times to these services from the exact spot of the house. Houses in the centre are old and should be checked for the roof, damp and wiring and plumbing.

The share of older people here is a little lower than in the province: over-65s make up 25.2%, against 26.6%, while the estimated average age is 50.0, against 48.3. In 2023 there were 103 residents, against 117 in 2011, a fall of 12.0%, according to Istat, Italy's national statistics office. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Earthquake hazard is the lowest: all 66 municipalities in the province of Sassari are in zone 4 of the Civil Protection Department's scale, and the expected ground acceleration here is about 0.050 g. The climate is that of zone D, with mild winters.

A house on the edge of the crag or on the slopes towards the lake should also be assessed for landslide hazard: the report reads the official landslide and flood maps at the address. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are published and lead to the land parcel.

Key points

  • Clifftop village above Lake Temo, linked to the Doria family.
  • 103 residents in 2023, down 12.0% since 2011.
  • Over-65s at 25.2%, a little below 26.6% in the province.
  • All 66 municipalities in the province in seismic zone 4.

Overview

Monteleone Rocca Doria is a municipality in the province of Sassari, in Sardegna. At the end of 2023 it had 103 residents, among the smallest in the province (66 of 66).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Monteleone Rocca Doria 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 12.0%. The estimated average age is 50 years, higher than the province average (48). 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 0.0% of the population. On average, a household has 1.8 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Monteleone Rocca Doria declared an average taxable income of 14,848 euros, below the provincial average (21,361 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Monteleone Rocca Doria is in climate zone D, with 1,615 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 368 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 2.0% of the land in Monteleone Rocca Doria, compared with 3.4% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Monteleone Rocca Doria 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 Monteleone Rocca Doria: 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 Monteleone Rocca Doria 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 1 inhabited census areas in Monteleone Rocca Doria. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 66 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 112031. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.