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Uras: 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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Uras, at the foot of Monte Arci on the Carlo Felice road

Uras lies on the plain around Oristano, at the foot of Monte Arci, the volcanic massif known for the obsidian that in prehistoric times was worked and traded across the western Mediterranean. The village sits on the Carlo Felice highway, Sardinia's main road, which makes it convenient for both Oristano and Cagliari.

For house hunters the location is the first advantage: people who work in Oristano or in the towns of the Campidano plain can drive there without long mountain roads. The market is mostly traditional courtyard houses, often with an inner yard and needing renovation, plus newer homes on the edge of the centre. The climate is mild, zone C, so heating costs stay moderate.

The population is falling and fairly old, in line with the province. Istat, Italy's statistics office, counts 2,669 residents (2023), down 9.8% since 2011. The average age is 49.7 against 49.8 in the province of Oristano, and over-65s make up 29.3%. Foreign residents are very few, at 1.3%.

Sardinia is quiet on earthquakes. Uras is in seismic zone 4, the lowest, like all 86 other municipalities in the province, and the expected ground acceleration is 0.050 g. In courtyard houses built of mud brick or stone, damp walls, roofs and the wiring and plumbing are what matter most.

On the plain, with streams coming down from Monte Arci, the report checks the official flood maps at the address. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps, linking the address to its land parcel.

Key points

  • At the foot of Monte Arci, on the Carlo Felice highway
  • Traditional courtyard houses, mild climate
  • 2,669 residents, down 9.8% since 2011
  • Seismic zone 4, the lowest, acceleration 0.050 g

Overview

Uras is a municipality in the province of Oristano, in Sardegna. At the end of 2023 it had 2,669 residents, ranked 11 of 87 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Uras 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 9.8%. The estimated average age is 50 years, in line with the province. 29% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 1.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Uras declared an average taxable income of 18,118 euros, below the provincial average (19,764 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Uras is in climate zone C, with 1,006 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 23 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Uras has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 2 healthcare facilities and 1 sports facility.

There are 0.4 grocery shops and supermarkets 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 6.0% of the land in Uras, compared with 3.4% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Uras is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Regione Sardegna in 2022. 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 Uras: 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 Uras 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 15 inhabited census areas in Uras. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 72 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 3.9%
  • good 96.1%

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 115080. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.