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Usini: 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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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 Giuseppe Garibaldi 1, Usini.

Usini, the Cagnulari wine hills south of Sassari

Cagnulari, a red wine made almost only in this area, has made Usini known beyond Sardinia. The town sits on a hill south of Sassari, at around two hundred metres, surrounded by vineyards, olive groves and fields, and the city is a quarter of an hour away by car.

That closeness makes Usini a place where people live and work in Sassari. The centre has low houses of stone and render, often with a courtyard, and newer homes on the edges. For older houses, damp, roof and wiring and plumbing matter; for country properties, access, utility connections and planning compliance.

In 2023 there were 4,187 residents, down 3.1% since 2011. The population is younger than the province's: an average age of 45.8 against 48.3, with over-65s at 22.1% against 26.6%. Foreign residents are very few, at 1.0%. Average declared incomes are slightly below the provincial average.

Earthquakes are rare here: all 66 municipalities in the province of Sassari are in seismic zone 4, the lowest in the Civil Protection Department's classification, and the expected ground acceleration is about 0.050 g. Climate zone C means mild winters. It is more useful to look, for the address, at the gradient and at how close the house is to the streams in the surrounding valleys, which the report checks on the official landslide and flood maps.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are published, and the report reaches the plot from the address.

Key points

  • Cagnulari wine hills, a quarter of an hour from Sassari.
  • Average age 45.8, below the provincial 48.3.
  • Whole province in seismic zone 4.
  • Old houses in the centre: check damp, roof and services.

Overview

Usini is a municipality in the province of Sassari, in Sardegna. At the end of 2023 it had 4,187 residents, ranked 13 of 66 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Usini 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 fallen by 3.1%. The estimated average age is 46 years, lower than the province average (48). 22% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 1.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Usini declared an average taxable income of 19,899 euros, below the provincial average (21,361 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Usini is in climate zone C, with 1,137 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 200 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Usini has 4 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility, 1 sports facility and 1 green area.

There are 0.2 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 6.3% of the land in Usini, compared with 3.4% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Usini 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 Usini: 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 Usini 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 20 inhabited census areas in Usini. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 77 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 3.0%
  • good 97.0%

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 112063. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.