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Neoneli: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Oristano, Sardegna. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.

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Neoneli, a hill village in the Barigadu

The Barigadu is the inland part of central Sardinia gathered around Lake Omodeo and the Tirso valley, and Neoneli is one of its villages. The centre lies above five hundred metres on hilly, sloping ground, and the provincial capital, Oristano, is reached by car heading down to the plain.

The village has narrow streets and low houses, many built in stone and altered over time; beyond the centre the land is mostly farmland and pasture. For anyone thinking of living here all year, distance is the main factor: secondary schools, the hospital and main services are in the larger towns of the area or in Oristano.

The fall in residents is marked. Istat, the national statistics office, counted 607 in 2023, 106 fewer than at the 2011 census (down 14.9%). The average age is 52.3, compared with 49.8 in the province of Oristano, and over-65s make up 37.9% of residents, against 29.5% provincewide. Incomes are slightly below the provincial average.

Seismic risk is low: all 87 municipalities in the province are in zone 4, with an expected ground acceleration in Neoneli of around 0.050 g. In old stone houses the things to focus on are the roof, damp and services.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are available, and the report traces the address to its land parcel. Where the village drops onto the slopes, gradient and ground stability matter: the report checks the location of the house against the official landslide maps.

Key points

  • Small village in the Barigadu, around Lake Omodeo and the Tirso.
  • 607 residents in 2023, down 14.9% since 2011.
  • Over-65s at 37.9%, against 29.5% in the province.
  • All 87 municipalities in the province in seismic zone 4.

Overview

Neoneli is a municipality in the province of Oristano, in Sardegna. At the end of 2023 it had 607 residents, ranked 51 of 87 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Neoneli is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. All 87 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 14.9%. The estimated average age is 52 years, higher than the province average (50). 38% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 3.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Neoneli declared an average taxable income of 18,598 euros, below the provincial average (19,764 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Neoneli is in climate zone D, with 1,686 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 554 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Neoneli has 1 school and 1 pharmacy.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.9 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 1.5% of the land in Neoneli, compared with 3.4% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Neoneli 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 Neoneli: 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 Neoneli 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 4 inhabited census areas in Neoneli. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 70 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 115039. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.