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Palmas Arborea: 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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For example: Via Antonio Gramsci 1, Palmas Arborea.

Palmas Arborea, on the plain just outside Oristano

Palmas Arborea is one of the villages ringing Oristano, on the plain south of the provincial capital, among farmland, orchards and drainage channels. The municipal area then rises towards the slopes of Monte Arci. Oristano is very close, and work, schools and hospital care mostly mean going there.

The village has grown as a residential area for people working in town: next to the old courtyard houses of the centre there are newer detached homes with gardens. That sets it apart from many small inland villages in Sardinia, and the figures show it. According to Istat, the national statistics office, there were 1,501 residents in 2023, a change of +1.3% since 2011, and the average age is 46.2, below 49.8 for the province. Over-65s make up 23.1%, foreign residents 1.1%, and households have 2.46 members on average. Declared incomes are in line with the provincial average.

On a low, flat plain crossed by channels and close to the lagoons of the Oristano coast, the thing to check for any plot is its relationship with water: the report looks at the official flood maps for the address. The climate is mild (climate zone C).

Earthquake risk is low. All 87 municipalities in the province of Oristano are in seismic zone 4, and the expected ground acceleration is 0.050 g. In older houses, damp, the roof and the wiring and plumbing matter more.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps for the whole municipality.

Key points

  • Residential village on the plain south of Oristano.
  • Population: +1.3% since 2011, average age 46.2.
  • All 87 municipalities in the province in seismic zone 4.
  • Low plain with channels: check the flood maps.

Overview

Palmas Arborea is a municipality in the province of Oristano, in Sardegna. At the end of 2023 it had 1,501 residents, ranked 27 of 87 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Palmas Arborea 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 grown by 1.3%. The estimated average age is 46 years, lower than the province average (50). 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 1.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Palmas Arborea declared an average taxable income of 19,917 euros, in line with the province (19,764 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Palmas Arborea is in climate zone C, with 1,053 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 4 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Palmas Arborea has 3 schools 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 2.4% of the land in Palmas Arborea, compared with 3.4% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Palmas Arborea 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 Palmas Arborea: 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 Palmas Arborea 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 Palmas Arborea. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 66 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 115046. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.