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Valledoria: 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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For example: Corso Europa 1, Valledoria.

Valledoria, where the Coghinas meets the Gulf of Asinara

The Coghinas, one of the main rivers of northern Sardinia, reaches the sea right at Valledoria, in the middle of a long beach on the Gulf of Asinara. The municipality is in the historic Anglona area and is made up of several neighbouring hamlets, including La Muddizza, Codaruina and San Pietro a Mare, spread over the plain behind the coast.

This is a place where the sea drives a lot. In summer the population grows with holidaymakers, and there are more restaurants and bars per head than the provincial average: 8.81 per 1,000 residents against 5.77. Many houses are second homes, which means quiet streets in the colder months. Anyone buying near the river mouth or in the lower parts of the plain should look closely at the official flood maps in the report.

Unlike many towns on the island, Valledoria is growing: Istat, the national statistics office, counts 4,314 residents in 2023, up 5.5% on 2011. The average age is 49.3, a little above the province of Sassari (48.3); over-65s make up 27.5% and foreign residents 6.5%. Households are small, 1.97 people on average, and declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Earthquakes are not a concern: the whole of Sardinia is in seismic zone 4, the lowest level, and here the expected ground acceleration is around 0.050 g. With a seaside house, salt air, damp, the state of windows and doors and the legal status of any extensions matter more, and are worth checking before you buy.

Key points

  • Mouth of the Coghinas and a long beach on the Gulf of Asinara.
  • 4,314 residents, up 5.5% since 2011.
  • Restaurants and bars: 8.81 per 1,000 residents.
  • Seismic zone 4, like all of Sardinia.

Overview

Valledoria is a municipality in the province of Sassari, in Sardegna. At the end of 2023 it had 4,314 residents, ranked 10 of 66 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Valledoria 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 5.5%. The estimated average age is 49 years, in line with the province. 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 6.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Valledoria declared an average taxable income of 17,880 euros, below the provincial average (21,361 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Valledoria is in climate zone C, with 942 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 16 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Valledoria has 4 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 7 grocery shops and supermarkets, 2 healthcare facilities, 4 sports facilities and 2 parks and green areas.

There are 1.6 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.7).

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 10.1% of the land in Valledoria, compared with 3.4% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.1 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Valledoria 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 Valledoria: 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 Valledoria 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 27 inhabited census areas in Valledoria. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 80 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 10.8%
  • good 35.8%
  • very good 53.3%

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 112064. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.