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Teti: what to know before buying a home

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

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Teti, Nuoro mountains and the nuragic sanctuary of Abini

In the heart of Sardinia, on the uplands of the province of Nuoro, Teti is a mountain village at about seven hundred metres, surrounded by woods, grazing land and rocky hills. Its name is well known among archaeologists: the municipality contains the nuragic sanctuary of Abini, where many nuragic bronze figurines have been found.

Daily life is that of a small inland village. For the hospital, secondary schools and offices, people go to the larger towns of the Nuoro area, on mountain roads that make journeys longer. Homes are largely stone buildings in the old centre and houses built in the second half of the twentieth century; the climate, in zone D, brings cool winters but not harsh ones.

Istat, the national statistics office, recorded 588 residents in 2023, 102 fewer than the 690 of 2011 (a fall of 14.8%). The average age is 49.8, just above the provincial 48.3, with over-65s at 30.1%. Households average 1.99 people, and incomes are close to, just below, the provincial average.

Seismic hazard is low: all 53 municipalities in the province of Nuoro are in zone 4, and the expected ground acceleration in Teti is about 0.050 g. In a stone house, rising damp, the roof and the state of the wiring and plumbing matter more.

The municipality is covered by the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps, so the report matches each address to its land parcel. For a house on a slope or near a watercourse, landslides and flooding are checked on the official maps for that location.

Key points

  • Mountain village in central Sardinia, at about seven hundred metres.
  • Home to the nuragic sanctuary of Abini.
  • 588 residents in 2023, down 14.8% since 2011.
  • All 53 Nuoro municipalities in seismic zone 4.

Overview

Teti is a municipality in the province of Nuoro, in Sardegna. At the end of 2023 it had 588 residents, ranked 43 of 53 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Teti is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. All 53 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 14.8%. 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 3.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Teti declared an average taxable income of 18,853 euros, in line with the province (19,512 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Teti is in climate zone D, with 1,950 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 1 November to 15 April, for up to 12 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 714 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Teti has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.8 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 1.2% of the land in Teti, compared with 3.4% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Teti 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 very 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 Teti: 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 Teti 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 5 inhabited census areas in Teti. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 68 or more.

Residents by band

  • good 100.0%

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 114050. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.