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Orune: 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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The report looks at the exact point: landslide and flood risk, seismic zone, price per square metre for the area, services and nearby stops.

For example: Corso Repubblica 1, Orune.

Orune, the ridge-top village above Nuoro

Orune sits on a granite ridge north-east of Nuoro, above seven hundred metres, with views over the surrounding valleys. Its territory holds Su Tempiesu, a Nuragic sacred spring with a rare pitched stone roof. Nuoro is the town for work, offices and the hospital, a short drive away.

This is a village of shepherds and livestock farmers, with wide countryside of pasture, cork oaks and holm oaks. The centre has granite houses packed along sloping streets, with newer homes built around it. Buyers need to consider the altitude: the climate zone is D, with winters colder and windier than many expect in Sardinia, so insulation and heating matter.

The population is falling clearly. According to Istat, the Italian national statistics office, there were 2,098 residents in 2023, down 18.1% on 2011. The average age is 49.2, against 48.3 in the province of Nuoro, and over-65s make up 29.1%. Foreign residents are very few, at 0.6%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Earthquake risk is the lowest in Italy: zone 4, like every municipality in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.050 g. In older granite houses, roofs, leaks and services are the things to look at.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps: the report traces the plot from the address and measures distances to services, many of which are in Nuoro.

Key points

  • Granite village on a ridge north-east of Nuoro.
  • Home to the Nuragic sacred spring of Su Tempiesu.
  • Population down 18.1% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 4, the lowest.

Overview

Orune is a municipality in the province of Nuoro, in Sardegna. At the end of 2023 it had 2,098 residents, ranked 19 of 53 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Orune 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 18.1%. The estimated average age is 49 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 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Orune declared an average taxable income of 17,058 euros, below the provincial average (19,512 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Orune is in climate zone D, with 1,970 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 745 metres above sea level.

Services

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

There are 0.5 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.8).

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 1.3% of the land in Orune, compared with 3.4% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Orune 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 Orune: 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 Orune 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 13 inhabited census areas in Orune. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 76 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 8.9%
  • good 91.1%

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 114039. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.