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Perfugas: what to know before buying a home

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

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For example: Via Giuseppe Mazzini 1, Perfugas.

Perfugas, archaeology and farmland in Anglona

In the heart of the village, among the houses, there is a Nuragic sacred well, and the archaeological and palaeobotanical museum holds very ancient finds from the area: in Perfugas, history is part of everyday life. The village lies in Anglona, the hilly district of northern Sardinia between Sassari and Gallura, under a hundred metres up, in pasture and farm country.

The housing market is that of inland Sardinian villages: stone or masonry houses in the centre, often family homes needing updating, newer homes on the edges and farmland with rural buildings. Jobs and larger services are in Sassari and the coastal towns, reached by car. In older houses the roof, damp and systems matter most.

Figures from Istat, Italy's national statistics office, point to a shrinking village: 2,243 residents in 2023, down 7.1% since 2011. The average age of 49.0 is above the 48.3 of the province, over-65s are 29.2% and foreign residents 2.5%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average. Winters are mild (climate zone C).

Earthquake risk is low: seismic zone 4, the lowest on the national scale kept by the Protezione Civile (Civil Protection Department), with an expected acceleration of 0.050 g.

If you are looking at land or a house near the valley's watercourses, the report for the address shows the official flood and landslide maps for that spot.

Key points

  • Village in Anglona, northern Sardinia.
  • Nuragic sacred well inside the village.
  • 2,243 residents, down 7.1% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration 0.050 g.

Overview

Perfugas is a municipality in the province of Sassari, in Sardegna. At the end of 2023 it had 2,243 residents, ranked 23 of 66 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Perfugas is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. All 66 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 7.1%. 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 2.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Perfugas declared an average taxable income of 17,398 euros, below the provincial average (21,361 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Perfugas is in climate zone C, with 1,006 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 91 metres above sea level.

Services

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

There are 1.8 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 3.3% of the land in Perfugas, compared with 3.4% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Perfugas 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 Perfugas: 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 Perfugas 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 21 inhabited census areas in Perfugas. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 82 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 3.3%
  • good 45.8%
  • very good 50.9%

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 112043. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.