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Senis: what to know before buying a home

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

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Senis, a farming village in the Marmilla hills

Senis is a small village inland in the province of Oristano, in the Marmilla, an area of gentle hills and open fields between the Oristano district and the Medio Campidano. It is a farming community, with houses grouped around the church and fields of wheat, fodder and pasture all around. Oristano is the reference for offices, hospital and secondary schools, reached by car along provincial roads.

The figures describe an ageing village. Istat, the national statistics office, counted 386 residents in 2023, 19.4% fewer than the 479 of 2011. The estimated average age is 55.8, against 49.8 for the province, and over-65s make up 40.4%, well above the provincial 29.5%. Households average 2.01 people.

Homes for sale are usually family houses, often with a courtyard, built in stone or sun-dried earth bricks in the older parts and in concrete in the newer ones. Earth-brick walls need watching for damp and regular care of the plaster; with buildings from the 1970s and 1980s, look at the roof and the services. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Sardinia is the least earthquake-prone region of Italy: Senis is in seismic zone 4 on the Civil Protection Department's scale, like all 87 municipalities in the province, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.050 g. In summer, heat is a bigger issue than cold, so shading and roof insulation matter.

Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are published and the report finds the land parcel from the address.

Key points

  • Farming village in the Marmilla, inland Oristano.
  • 386 residents in 2023, down 19.4% since 2011.
  • Over-65s at 40.4%, against 29.5% in the province.
  • Seismic zone 4, like all 87 municipalities in the province.

Overview

Senis is a municipality in the province of Oristano, in Sardegna. At the end of 2023 it had 386 residents, ranked 62 of 87 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Senis is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. All 87 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 19.4%. The estimated average age is 56 years, higher than the province average (50). 40% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 1.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Senis declared an average taxable income of 15,329 euros, below the provincial average (19,764 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

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 2.8% of the land in Senis, compared with 3.4% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Senis 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 Senis: 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 Senis 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 3 inhabited census areas in Senis. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 65 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 0.5%
  • good 99.5%

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 115061. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.