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Tortolì: what to know before buying a home

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

Search for an address in Tortolì

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 Dante 7, Milan.

Tortolì and Arbatax, Ogliastra's seaside capital

Tortolì is the coastal half of Ogliastra's twin capital, the other half being Lanusei up in the hills. The town sits on a plain facing the Tyrrhenian Sea, on Sardinia's east coast, and includes Arbatax, with its harbour and the famous red porphyry rocks that drop into the sea. Beach tourism, the port and services for the wider Ogliastra area underpin the local economy.

People looking for a home in Tortolì are often looking close to the sea, and here the report adds information that a viewing will not reveal. It measures how far the property is from the shoreline and shows whether that stretch of coast is eroding, stable or advancing, based on ISPRA's national coastline data. It also checks the official flood hazard maps, which matter on a coastal plain with a lagoon and streams running to the sea, and the landslide hazard maps for higher ground.

In an area with this much sunshine, another sensible question concerns solar panels: the report estimates how much electricity a system would generate at the address, allowing for the mountains on the horizon.

Earthquakes are not a significant factor. Not one of the 23 municipalities in the province falls outside seismic zone 4, the lowest class in Italy, and Tortolì is no exception. Exposure to salt air, general upkeep and the quality of the building's systems weigh more heavily in the decision.

As for the land registry, the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps for the municipality, and the report identifies the land parcel from the address, including homes in Arbatax and the surrounding localities.

Key points

  • Coastal joint capital of Ogliastra, with Lanusei.
  • Arbatax harbour; coastline worth checking for distance and erosion.
  • Seismic zone 4, like all 23 municipalities in the province.
  • Revenue Agency cadastral maps available.

Overview

Tortolì is the capital of the province of Ogliastra, in Sardegna. At the end of 2023 it had 11,000 residents, ranked 0 of 23 municipalities in the province. 20% of the province's residents live here.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Tortolì is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. All 23 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.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood risk changes from one street to the next, even within the same municipality: for this reason we do not summarise it as a single figure for the whole of Tortolì.

The report checks the exact address against the ISPRA national maps and tells you in plain words whether the building falls within an at-risk area. The official map is also available on IdroGEO.

House prices

We do not publish price tables by municipality. The report gives the minimum and maximum price per square metre for the address's zone, from the Revenue Agency's OMI valuations, with the reference half-year. It is a range for the zone, not the value of a specific home.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has grown by 2.4%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 3.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Public transport

We do not yet have open public transport timetables for this municipality: the report says so explicitly, without inventing distances.

Land registry

The Revenue Agency publishes the cadastral maps for Tortolì: the report finds the building's parcel, that is its sheet and parcel number, starting from the address.

Data sources

ISTAT code 116017. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.