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Perdasdefogu: what to know before buying a home

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

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Perdasdefogu, inland Ogliastra in eastern Sardinia

Perdasdefogu is a village in the interior of eastern Sardinia, in the southern part of Ogliastra, on an upland at around six hundred metres among hills, scrub and pasture. The sea at Tortolì and along the Ogliastra coast can be reached by car, but village life remains tied to the hills and to livestock farming.

Anyone thinking of buying here will find masonry houses, often family property, and farmland around the village. Distances matter: larger services, the hospital and secondary schools are outside the municipality, and roads in inland Sardinia take time. Declared incomes are above the average for the province of Ogliastra.

The population is falling: 1,717 residents in 2023, down 15.9% on 2011, or 325 people, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 50.5 against 47.9 in the province, over-65s are 29.6% and foreign residents 1.5%. Households have 2.04 members on average.

All 23 municipalities in Ogliastra are in seismic zone 4, the lowest hazard class, and the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is 0.050 g. For a house here, the state of the roof, protection from damp walls and the wiring and plumbing matter more, as these often need redoing in houses left closed for a long time.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps and the report traces the address back to the plot. On the slopes of the upland, gradient and the official landslide maps are read for the exact point.

Key points

  • Inland Ogliastra village on an upland.
  • Residents down 15.9% since 2011.
  • All 23 municipalities in Ogliastra in seismic zone 4.
  • Incomes above the Ogliastra average.

Overview

Perdasdefogu is a municipality in the province of Ogliastra, in Sardegna. At the end of 2023 it had 1,717 residents, ranked 12 of 23 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Perdasdefogu is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. All 23 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 15.9%. The estimated average age is 51 years, higher than the province average (48). 30% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 1.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Perdasdefogu declared an average taxable income of 21,235 euros, above the provincial average (19,512 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Perdasdefogu is in climate zone D, with 1,763 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 599 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Perdasdefogu has 4 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility and 1 green area.

There are 1.2 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.7).

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 1.8% of the land in Perdasdefogu, compared with 3.4% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Perdasdefogu 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 Perdasdefogu: 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 Perdasdefogu 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 Perdasdefogu. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 81 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 2.9%
  • good 27.2%
  • very good 69.8%

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 116014. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.