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Tissi: what to know before buying a home

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

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Tissi, the village that grew up next to Sassari

In Tissi the city is close by: the village lies just south of Sassari, in an area of low hills and small valleys planted with olives and vegetable plots, and in recent decades it has become one of the places where families from Sassari look for a house with more room. The old core, with its low houses and parish church, is surrounded by newer neighbourhoods of detached and terraced homes.

That is the strength for a buyer: living in a small village with jobs, upper secondary schools, the university and the hospital in Sassari a few minutes' drive away. On weekdays traffic into the city builds up, so try the journey at rush hour. Services in the village are basic, with 3 schools, 1 supermarket and 9 bars and restaurants.

The population is young for the province. Istat, the national statistics office, counts 2,342 residents (2023), up 2.3% from 2,289 in 2011; the average age is 45.0 against 48.3 in the province of Sassari, and over-65s are 19.2% against 26.6%. There are few foreign residents, 0.8%. Incomes are close to the provincial average.

Earthquake risk in Sardinia is minimal: every municipality in the province is in seismic zone 4, the lowest in the Civil Protection classification, and the expected ground acceleration in Tissi is about 0.050 g. In a second-hand house, other things deserve checking: insulation, wiring and plumbing, damp in the walls, and whether verandas and extensions were properly permitted.

In the small valleys and near streams, the report checks the official flood maps for the exact address. The Revenue Agency's cadastral maps are available, so the report can trace the land parcel from the address.

Key points

  • Just south of Sassari, a growing residential village
  • 2,342 residents, up 2.3% since 2011
  • Average age 45.0 against 48.3 in the province
  • Seismic zone 4, the lowest class

Overview

Tissi is a municipality in the province of Sassari, in Sardegna. At the end of 2023 it had 2,342 residents, ranked 21 of 66 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Tissi is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. All 66 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 grown by 2.3%. The estimated average age is 45 years, lower than the province average (48). 19% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 0.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Tissi declared an average taxable income of 21,119 euros, in line with the province (21,361 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Tissi is in climate zone C, with 1,232 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 250 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Tissi has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop and 1 healthcare facility.

There are 0.4 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.9).

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 5.9% of the land in Tissi, compared with 3.4% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Tissi 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 Tissi: 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 Tissi 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 6 inhabited census areas in Tissi. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 76 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 4.4%
  • good 95.6%

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

ISTAT code 112059. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.