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Pabillonis: what to know before buying a home

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

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For example: Via Sassari 1, Pabillonis.

Pabillonis, the Campidano plain and its terracotta

Pabillonis is a village on the plain of the Medio Campidano, the broad lowland that crosses southern Sardinia between Cagliari and Oristano. The land is flat and farmed for cereals, vegetables and fodder, and the village is known for its long tradition of potters, who used the clay of the plain to make terracotta pots and tableware.

Houses are typical of the Campidano: low buildings, often made of sun-dried earth bricks in the older parts, with an inner courtyard and a large gateway onto the street. If you buy a house like this, expect specific work on the walls and damp, because earth bricks need suitable materials and techniques. Newer homes on the edge of the village are usually simpler to maintain. For work and larger services people drive to nearby towns or to Cagliari and Oristano.

Istat, the national statistics institute, counts 2,438 residents in 2023, down 17.3% on 2011. The average age is 49.3, almost identical to the provincial 49.4, and over-65s make up 26.4%. Foreign residents are 2.4% and declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Pabillonis is in seismic zone 4, like 27 other municipalities in the province, with an expected acceleration of 0.050 g, the lowest level in Italy. The climate is mild (zone C), with hot summers.

On the plain, water is the thing to check: the report looks at the official flood maps for the address and uses the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps to find the land parcel.

Key points

  • Village on the Medio Campidano plain, between Cagliari and Oristano.
  • Old houses in earth brick: plan any work carefully.
  • Population down 17.3% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration 0.050 g.

Overview

Pabillonis is a municipality in the province of Medio Campidano, in Sardegna. At the end of 2023 it had 2,438 residents, ranked 11 of 28 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Pabillonis is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. All 28 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 17.3%. The estimated average age is 49 years, in line with the province. 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 2.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Pabillonis declared an average taxable income of 17,629 euros, below the provincial average (19,085 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Pabillonis is in climate zone C, with 988 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 42 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Pabillonis has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets and 1 green area.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.5 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 3.0% of the land in Pabillonis, compared with 3.4% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Pabillonis is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Regione Sardegna in 2022. 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 Pabillonis: 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 Pabillonis 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 9 inhabited census areas in Pabillonis. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 76 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 4.6%
  • good 95.4%

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 117011. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.