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Sant'Andrea Frius: what to know before buying a home

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

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For example: Via Garibaldi 1, Sant'Andrea Frius.

Sant'Andrea Frius, grain-growing hills north of Cagliari

Sant'Andrea Frius is a farming village inland, north of Cagliari, among low hills planted with cereals and used for grazing. Cagliari is under an hour away by car.

Typical homes are low houses built around an inner courtyard, some in stone and sun-dried earth bricks in the centre, others more recent on the edge of the village. In the old houses have rising damp and the walls checked; in newer ones, insulation and systems. Winters are mild and summers hot (climate zone C), so cooling matters as much as heating.

There were 1,665 residents in 2023, down 9.2% on 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age of 48.3 is close to the provincial 48.1, with over-65s at 27.8%. Foreign residents are few, 0.9%. Declared incomes are slightly below the provincial average.

The whole of Sardinia has very low earthquake hazard: all 70 municipalities in the province are in zone 4, and expected acceleration here is 0.050 g. Maintenance and build quality matter more than earthquakes.

The Revenue Agency publishes cadastral maps for the municipality. The report finds the land parcel and checks the official flood maps for that address, worth looking at especially near streams that swell with autumn storms.

Key points

  • Farming village in the hills north of Cagliari.
  • Low courtyard houses, some in earth brick in the centre.
  • All 70 municipalities in the province in seismic zone 4.
  • 1,665 residents, down 9.2% since 2011.

Overview

Sant'Andrea Frius is a municipality in the province of Cagliari, in Sardegna. At the end of 2023 it had 1,665 residents, ranked 45 of 70 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Sant'Andrea Frius is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. All 70 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 9.2%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 0.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Sant'Andrea Frius declared an average taxable income of 17,989 euros, below the provincial average (19,085 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Sant'Andrea Frius is in climate zone C, with 1,376 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 279 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Sant'Andrea Frius has 3 schools 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 2.3% of the land in Sant'Andrea Frius, compared with 3.4% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Sant'Andrea Frius 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 Sant'Andrea Frius: 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 Sant'Andrea Frius 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 11 inhabited census areas in Sant'Andrea Frius. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 71 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 1.5%
  • good 98.5%

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 118046. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.