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Muravera: 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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For example: Via Roma 1, Muravera.

Muravera, citrus groves at the mouth of the Flumendosa

Muravera lies on the plain where the Flumendosa river reaches the sea, in the Sarrabus, the south-eastern corner of Sardinia enclosed between the mountains and the coast. The plain has been planted with citrus trees for generations, Muravera oranges are known across the island and the town holds a festival in their honour. Towards the sea the land opens onto long beaches and coastal lagoons such as Colostrai, busy in summer. Cagliari is reached by car along the Orientale Sarda main road.

There are two housing markets. In the town, homes belong almost entirely to residents, often low houses with a courtyard. On the coast, holiday homes used for a few months a year dominate: there, check permits, whether building work was authorised and the distance from the sea, and find out who maintains the roads and services on the estate. The climate is mild, with short winters.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 5,085 residents in 2023, a change of -1.5% since 2011. The average age is 49.6, against 48.1 in the province, and over-65s make up 28.2%. Households are small, 1.99 people on average, and foreign residents account for 3.3%.

Earthquakes are of little concern: Sardinia has the lowest seismic hazard in Italy and Muravera is in zone 4 of the Civil Protection classification, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.050 g. Water is what to watch. The Flumendosa plain and the streams coming down from the Sarrabus mountains can flood low-lying ground during heavy autumn rain, and the report checks the official maps for the exact address.

The Revenue Agency publishes the cadastral maps, so the report identifies the land parcel from the address. For a country house among the orange groves, it is also worth checking access and water supply.

Key points

  • In the Sarrabus, on the citrus plain at the mouth of the Flumendosa.
  • A town of residents and a coast of holiday homes.
  • 5,085 residents, households of 1.99 people on average.
  • Seismic zone 4; flooding on the plain to be checked.

Overview

Muravera is a municipality in the province of Cagliari, in Sardegna. At the end of 2023 it had 5,085 residents, ranked 19 of 70 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Muravera 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 1.5%. 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 3.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Muravera declared an average taxable income of 20,645 euros, above the provincial average (19,085 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Muravera is in climate zone B, with 862 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 11 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Muravera has 8 schools and 4 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 6 grocery shops and supermarkets, 3 healthcare facilities, 5 sports facilities and 3 parks and green areas.

There are 0.8 pharmacies per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.3).

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 4.1% of the land in Muravera, compared with 3.4% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Muravera 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 Muravera: 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 Muravera 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 49 inhabited census areas in Muravera. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 82 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.2%
  • fair 15.1%
  • good 8.6%
  • very good 76.2%

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 118029. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.