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Santa Maria Coghinas: 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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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: Viale Sardegna 1, Santa Maria Coghinas.

Santa Maria Coghinas, river plain and hot springs

Santa Maria Coghinas lies in the lower Coghinas valley in northern Sardinia, where the river crosses a farmed plain before reaching the sea of the Gulf of Asinara. The village is almost at sea level and the coast is close by. Within the municipality are the Casteldoria spa, with hot springs along the river.

The landscape is agricultural: irrigated fields, vegetable plots and orchards. Buyers mostly find low village houses and homes with land on the plain. Winters are mild (climate zone B), so heating bills weigh little; protecting the house from damp and summer heat matters more. For a wider range of services people go to the coastal towns or to Sassari.

There are 1,303 residents (2023), down 8.9% on 2011. The average age is 49.7, against 48.3 in the province of Sassari, and over-65s are 30.1%. Foreign residents are 3.7%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Earthquakes are not a major concern: all 66 municipalities in the province are in seismic zone 4, the lowest class in the national scheme run by the Civil Protection department, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.050 g.

On a plain crossed by a river, the right question is about water. For the exact address the report checks the official flood maps as well as the landslide maps, and uses the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps to find the land parcel.

Key points

  • Lower Coghinas valley, near Sardinia's north coast.
  • Casteldoria hot springs along the river.
  • All 66 municipalities in the province in seismic zone 4.
  • Population down 8.9% since 2011.

Overview

Santa Maria Coghinas is a municipality in the province of Sassari, in Sardegna. At the end of 2023 it had 1,303 residents, ranked 32 of 66 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Santa Maria Coghinas 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 8.9%. The estimated average age is 50 years, in line with the province. 30% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 3.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Santa Maria Coghinas declared an average taxable income of 17,141 euros, below the provincial average (21,361 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Santa Maria Coghinas is in climate zone B, with 866 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 7 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Santa Maria Coghinas has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.9 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 4.2% of the land in Santa Maria Coghinas, compared with 3.4% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Santa Maria Coghinas 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 Santa Maria Coghinas: 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 Santa Maria Coghinas 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 13 inhabited census areas in Santa Maria Coghinas. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 71 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 30.3%
  • good 69.7%

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 112049. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.