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Nuragus: 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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Nuragus, a farming village in inland Sardinia

The name says a lot: Nuragus recalls the nuraghi, the Bronze Age stone towers found all over the island, and its territory is a mix of hills, plateaus, pasture and arable land in the heart of south-central Sardinia. The village sits at around 350 metres, compact, with low houses of stone and render.

For buyers, Nuragus is an inland village where you will need a car: jobs, the hospital and secondary schools are in larger towns, and Cagliari is the city for main services. Homes for sale are mostly village houses with courtyards, some needing renovation. The climate zone is C, with mild winters and hot, dry summers.

The population is small and elderly. Istat, the national statistics office, counted 815 residents in 2023, 13.5% fewer than in 2011. The average age reaches 52.6 against 48.1 in the province, and over-65s make up 36.8%, against 25.7% across the province. Foreign residents account for 2.0%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

There is no particular seismic concern: all 70 municipalities in the province are in zone 4 on the Civil Protection scale, and expected ground acceleration is about 0.050 g. In an old stone house, rising damp, the state of the roof and systems needing replacement are more important.

For landslides and floods the report checks the official maps for the address, most useful for houses near watercourses or on the edges of the plateaus. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps here, so the report finds the land parcel from the address.

Key points

  • Farming village in inland south-central Sardinia.
  • Average age 52.6, over-65s at 36.8%.
  • All 70 municipalities in the province in seismic zone 4.
  • Stone village houses: damp, roof and systems.

Overview

Nuragus is a municipality in the province of Cagliari, in Sardegna. At the end of 2023 it had 815 residents, ranked 60 of 70 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Nuragus 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 13.5%. The estimated average age is 53 years, higher than the province average (48). 37% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 2.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Nuragus declared an average taxable income of 17,057 euros, below the provincial average (19,085 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Nuragus is in climate zone C, with 1,333 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 15 November to 31 March, for up to 10 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 359 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Nuragus has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets.

The data shows no healthcare facilities 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 3.4% of the land in Nuragus, compared with 3.4% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Nuragus 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 Nuragus: 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 Nuragus 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 7 inhabited census areas in Nuragus. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 69 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 0.5%
  • good 99.5%

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 118030. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.