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Tiana: 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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Tiana, a mountain village in central Sardinia

Tiana is a village in the province of Nuoro, in central Sardinia, built on a hillside at just over five hundred metres among woods and narrow valleys. The houses in the centre crowd along steep lanes, many in stone, some rebuilt in recent decades. Life follows the rhythm of the small towns of inland Sardinia, with Nuoro and the larger villages of the area as the reference for work and services.

If you are thinking of buying here, start with the house itself: many homes are old, with stone walls, roofs that need checking and dated wiring and plumbing. Check for damp, leaks and utility connections, and use the report to measure how far the pharmacy, school and shops are from the exact address. Climate zone D means cool winters, cooler than people expect from a distance.

In 2023 there were 431 residents, 17.3% fewer than in 2011. The estimated average age is 52.4, against 48.3 for the province, and over-65s make up 32.3%. Foreign residents are very few, at 1.4%. Declared incomes are below the average for the province of Nuoro.

Earthquake hazard is low throughout Sardinia: all 53 municipalities in the province are in seismic zone 4 of the national classification kept by the Civil Protection Department, and in Tiana the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.050 g. Slope and watercourses matter more than earthquakes: the report checks elevation, gradient and landslide and flood hazard on the official maps for the plot.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the municipality's cadastral maps, so an address leads to its land parcel and building.

Key points

  • Hillside village in central Sardinia, province of Nuoro.
  • All 53 municipalities in the province in seismic zone 4.
  • 431 residents in 2023, down 17.3% since 2011.
  • Slope and watercourses to be checked at the address.

Overview

Tiana is a municipality in the province of Nuoro, in Sardegna. At the end of 2023 it had 431 residents, among the smallest in the province (49 of 53).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Tiana 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 17.3%. The estimated average age is 52 years, higher than the province average (48). 32% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 1.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Tiana declared an average taxable income of 17,081 euros, below the provincial average (19,512 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Tiana is in climate zone D, with 1,672 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 564 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Tiana has 1 school 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 1.9% of the land in Tiana, compared with 3.4% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Tiana 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 Tiana: 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 Tiana 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 Tiana. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 67 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 1.1%
  • good 98.9%

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 114051. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.