Santa Teresa Gallura: what to know before buying a home
A municipality in the province of Gallura Nord-Est Sardegna, Sardegna. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.
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Santa Teresa Gallura, Capo Testa and the Strait of Bonifacio
On a clear day you can see Corsica from the harbour at Santa Teresa Gallura. The town sits on the northern tip of Sardinia, facing the Strait of Bonifacio (Bocche di Bonifacio), and ferries to Bonifacio leave from here. Its centre is laid out on straight, crossing streets around the main square, running down towards the Longonsardo tower above the sea. To the west, the granite headland of Capo Testa is the best-known stretch of coast in the municipality.
The housing market revolves around tourism. Many properties are second homes or flats let in summer, and resident households have 1.80 members on average. If you plan to live here all year, expect a town that slows right down in winter, with some shops and restaurants closing; if you are buying to let, distance from the sea, parking and the view are what count. Overture Maps, an open map of places, records 92 cafés and restaurants, 18.24 per 1,000 residents against 11.00 in the province.
In 2023 there were 5,044 residents, up 0.5% on 2011, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 49.0, compared with 46.7 in the province of Gallura Nord-Est Sardegna, and 27.4% of residents are over 65. Foreign nationals make up 10.3%.
Sardinia has the lowest earthquake hazard in Italy. Santa Teresa is in seismic zone 4, like the other 25 municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.050 g. Wind and salt matter more here: they wear down render, window frames and railings on houses near the sea, so ask when the façades and windows were last redone.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps for the municipality, and the report traces the address back to the land parcel. In low-lying areas near the coast and on the granite slopes, flood and landslide hazard is checked for the individual address.
Key points
- Northern tip of Sardinia, with ferries to Corsica.
- Households of 1.80 people on average, many second homes.
- 92 cafés and restaurants, 18.24 per 1,000 residents.
- Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration about 0.050 g.
Overview
Santa Teresa Gallura is a municipality in the province of Gallura Nord-Est Sardegna, in Sardegna. At the end of 2023 it had 5,044 residents, ranked 7 of 26 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Santa Teresa Gallura is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. All 26 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 number of residents is nearly unchanged. The estimated average age is 49 years, higher than the province average (47). 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 10.3% of the population. On average, a household has 1.8 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Santa Teresa Gallura declared an average taxable income of 18,687 euros, below the provincial average (21,361 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Santa Teresa Gallura is in climate zone C, with 992 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 40 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Santa Teresa Gallura has 5 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 4 grocery shops and supermarkets, 4 healthcare facilities, 8 sports facilities and 7 parks and green areas.
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 Santa Teresa Gallura, compared with 3.4% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.5 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Santa Teresa Gallura 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 high. 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 Teresa Gallura: 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 Teresa Gallura 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 84 inhabited census areas in Santa Teresa Gallura. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 76 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 11.0%
- good 55.4%
- very good 30.0%
- excellent 3.6%
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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Radon priority areas (Legislative Decree 101/2020), Regione Sardegna, national list compiled by ARPA Lombardia. Licence Atto pubblico (art. 5 L. 633/1941), 2022.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 113022. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.