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Orotelli: what to know before buying a home

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

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Orotelli, the Thurpos and the countryside west of Nuoro

Orotelli is a village in central Sardinia, in the countryside west of Nuoro, at about 400 metres among hills of pasture and holm oaks, with the Tirso valley further south. It is known for the Thurpos, carnival masks with blackened faces and hooded cloaks, a tradition the village holds dear.

The village lives on farming and sheep rearing and on people working in Nuoro or nearby towns. The population is falling: there are 1,862 residents in 2023, down 13.5% on 2011, and the average age is 47.9, close to 48.3 in the province. Over-65s are 28.9%. Foreign residents are almost absent, at 0.6%.

Homes are mostly family houses, many in stone in the centre, at low prices. Declared incomes are below the average for the province of Nuoro. The climate is zone D: hot, dry summers and winters that can be cold and windy on the upland, so insulation and heating matter.

Earthquake risk is in the lowest class: like all 53 municipalities in the province, Orotelli is in seismic zone 4, with an expected acceleration of 0.050 g. In an old house the priorities are different: roof, damp, plumbing and wiring, windows.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps here. The report identifies the parcel from the address and reads the official landslide and flood maps for that spot, useful above all for country houses near streams.

Key points

  • Central Sardinia, in the countryside west of Nuoro.
  • Home of the Thurpos carnival masks.
  • Population down 13.5% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 4, like all of Sardinia.

Overview

Orotelli is a municipality in the province of Nuoro, in Sardegna. At the end of 2023 it had 1,862 residents, ranked 23 of 53 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Orotelli is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. All 53 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 48 years, in line with the province. 29% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 0.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Orotelli declared an average taxable income of 17,403 euros, below the provincial average (19,512 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Orotelli is in climate zone D, with 1,513 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 406 metres above sea level.

Services

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

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.8 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 2.1% of the land in Orotelli, compared with 3.4% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Orotelli 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 Orotelli: 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 Orotelli 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 6 inhabited census areas in Orotelli. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 71 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 23.3%
  • good 76.7%

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 114037. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.