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Sanluri: 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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The report looks at the exact point: landslide and flood risk, seismic zone, price per square metre for the area, services and nearby stops.

For example: Via Carlo Felice 2, Sanluri.

Sanluri, in the farming heart of the Campidano

Sanluri is a farming town on the Campidano plain, beside the main trunk road that links Cagliari with the north of the island. Its name is tied to the Battle of Sanluri in 1409, when the Aragonese defeated the army of the Giudicato di Arborea, and to the medieval castle that still stands in the town. Today it is joint capital, with Villacidro, of the province of Medio Campidano, an area of wheat fields, villages and low hills.

In a town like Sanluri, alongside flats there are traditional courtyard houses in the old centre and plots of land with buildings in the countryside. For properties like these, paperwork makes all the difference. The report's documents section explains how to obtain the certificato di destinazione urbanistica, which states what the municipal plan allows on a piece of land, the cadastral record (visura) and map, and how to request access to the building files at the town hall (Comune) to check that the property matches its permits.

The plain has its own checks too. Flood hazard along streams and drainage channels can vary from one field to the next, and the report verifies it at the address together with landslide hazard.

There is nothing to distinguish on seismic risk: all 28 municipalities in Medio Campidano are in zone 4, the least hazardous. In older houses, often built with traditional techniques, the condition of the walls, damp and roofs matter more.

Cadastral maps from the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) are available for Sanluri, and the report works from the address point back to the sheet and parcel number.

Key points

  • Farming town on the Campidano plain, joint capital with Villacidro.
  • Courtyard houses and land: get the planning documents first.
  • All 28 municipalities in Medio Campidano in seismic zone 4.
  • Cadastral maps available, sheet and parcel number from the address.

Overview

Sanluri is the capital of the province of Medio Campidano, in Sardegna. At the end of 2023 it had 8,070 residents, ranked 4 of 28 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Sanluri 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 4.6%. The estimated average age is 49 years, in line with the province. 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 2.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Sanluri declared an average taxable income of 20,114 euros, above the provincial average (19,085 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Sanluri is in climate zone C, with 1,267 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 135 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Sanluri has 7 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 9 grocery shops and supermarkets, 13 healthcare facilities and 12 sports facilities.

There are 1.6 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.5).

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 5.0% of the land in Sanluri, compared with 3.4% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Sanluri is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Regione Sardegna in 2022. According to the ISPRA map, the estimated radon emission in the municipality is low. 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 Sanluri: 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 Sanluri 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 45 inhabited census areas in Sanluri. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 80 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 4.5%
  • good 45.0%
  • very good 50.5%

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 117015. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.