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Sardara: 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 Oristano 1, Sardara.

Sardara, spa waters and a sacred well in the Campidano

Thermal springs are what Sardara is known for across Sardinia. The town lies on the edge of the Campidano, the broad plain between Cagliari and Oristano, where the flat land starts to rise towards the Marmilla hills, and the SS131 Carlo Felice highway runs close by. In the centre is the sacred well of Sant'Anastasia, a Nuragic temple built around water, while the Santa Maria de is Acquas spa lies outside the town.

For buyers, the SS131 matters: Cagliari and Oristano can be reached by car without driving through other towns, so people working in either city can live here. The town is compact, with low houses and courtyards, and many older homes are built of mud brick or stone. In these houses, rising damp, roofs and the condition of the walls are the things to check.

In 2023 Sardara had 3,777 residents, down 9.4% since 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age of 49.3 is close to the provincial 49.4, and over-65s make up 29.1%. Foreign residents are few, at 1.4%. Average declared incomes are slightly above the provincial figure.

Earthquake risk is low. All 28 municipalities in the province are in seismic zone 4, the lowest class, and the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.050 g. Climate zone C means mild winters and very hot summers, so shading and roof insulation count for more than heating.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps for the whole municipality. Channels and small streams cross the plain around the town, so the distance from a watercourse and the flood maps are checked for the specific address.

Key points

  • Spa town in the Campidano, near the SS131 between Cagliari and Oristano.
  • 3,777 residents in 2023, down 9.4% since 2011.
  • All 28 municipalities in the province in seismic zone 4.
  • Older mud brick or stone houses: check for damp and roof condition.

Overview

Sardara is a municipality in the province of Medio Campidano, in Sardegna. At the end of 2023 it had 3,777 residents, ranked 10 of 28 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Sardara 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 9.4%. The estimated average age is 49 years, in line with the province. 29% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 1.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Sardara declared an average taxable income of 19,737 euros, in line with the province (19,085 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Sardara is in climate zone C, with 1,174 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 163 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Sardara has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 4 grocery shops and supermarkets, 2 healthcare facilities, 3 sports facilities and 3 parks and green areas.

There are 0.3 pharmacies per 1,000 residents, fewer 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 3.6% of the land in Sardara, compared with 3.4% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.3 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Sardara 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 Sardara: 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 Sardara 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 14 inhabited census areas in Sardara. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 78 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 0.6%
  • good 53.1%
  • very good 46.4%

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 117016. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.