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Piscinas: what to know before buying a home

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

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For example: Via Murrecci 1, Piscinas.

Piscinas, a small village inland in the Sulcis

The name can be misleading: the Piscinas dunes on the Costa Verde are in a different municipality. This Piscinas is a small village in the Sulcis, in south-western Sardinia, a few dozen metres above sea level in an area of farmed plains and low hills. For offices, hospital care and larger shops, people drive to Carbonia and the other towns of the province.

The climate is one of the points in its favour: this is climate zone B, with mild winters and a short heating season. Summers are very hot, though, so in a village house look at the orientation, the thickness of the walls and whether air conditioning can be fitted. Homes are generally low houses with a courtyard, some in need of renovation.

There were 771 residents in 2023, down 11.6% since 2011. The average age is 49.9, close to the 50.6 of the province of Sulcis Iglesiente, and over-65s make up 30.7%, in line with the provincial 31.0%. Foreign residents account for 1.4%. Declared incomes remain below the provincial average.

Seismic hazard is the lowest in the classification: all 24 municipalities in the province are in zone 4, and here the expected ground acceleration is about 0.050 g. In old houses, rising damp, the roof and the wiring and plumbing matter more.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps for the municipality, and the report goes from the address to the land parcel. In low-lying areas near watercourses, flood hazard is checked on the official maps for the location of the house.

Key points

  • Inland Sulcis village, not to be confused with the dunes.
  • Climate zone B: mild winters, hot summers.
  • Population down 11.6% since 2011.
  • All 24 municipalities in the province in seismic zone 4.

Overview

Piscinas is a municipality in the province of Sulcis Iglesiente, in Sardegna. At the end of 2023 it had 771 residents, among the smallest in the province (24 of 24).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Piscinas is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. All 24 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 11.6%. The estimated average age is 50 years, in line with the province. 31% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 1.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Piscinas declared an average taxable income of 15,664 euros, below the provincial average (19,085 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Piscinas is in climate zone B, with 844 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 1 December to 31 March, for up to 8 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 66 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Piscinas has 1 school and 1 pharmacy.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.7 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 3.4% of the land in Piscinas, compared with 3.4% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.2 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Piscinas 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 Piscinas: 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 Piscinas 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 8 inhabited census areas in Piscinas. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 61 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 58.5%
  • good 41.5%

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 119015. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.