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Vallermosa: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Cagliari, 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 Alberto Lamarmora 1, Vallermosa.

Vallermosa, at the foot of the hills north-west of Cagliari

Vallermosa lies where the Campidano plain meets the first hills of the Sulcis-Iglesiente, north-west of Cagliari. It is a farming village of low houses built around courtyards, with vegetable gardens and fields around it and hills covered in Mediterranean scrub behind. For work, the hospital and larger services people drive towards Cagliari and the towns of the Campidano.

The population is falling and ageing: 1,783 residents in 2023, down 8.3% since 2011, with an average age of 49.3 against 48.1 in the province. Over-65s are 30.7%, above the provincial 25.7%. Households have 2.29 members on average and foreign residents account for 4.8%.

The typical home is the Campidano courtyard house, in many cases built of sun-dried earth bricks in its older parts, alongside concrete buildings from recent decades. In older houses check damp, plaster and roofs, because earth-brick walls need specific upkeep. The climate is mild, climate zone C.

Earthquake risk in Sardinia is low: all 70 municipalities in the province are in seismic zone 4, and the expected ground acceleration in Vallermosa is 0.050 g.

The streams running down from the hills to the plain matter more than earthquakes. The report for an address checks the official flood and landslide maps and finds the plot on the cadastral maps of the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate).

Key points

  • Between the Campidano plain and the Sulcis-Iglesiente hills.
  • Over-65s at 30.7%, above 25.7% in the province.
  • All 70 municipalities in the province in zone 4.
  • Old courtyard houses: check damp and roofs.

Overview

Vallermosa is a municipality in the province of Cagliari, in Sardegna. At the end of 2023 it had 1,783 residents, ranked 43 of 70 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Vallermosa is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. All 70 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 8.3%. The estimated average age is 49 years, in line with the province. 31% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 4.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Vallermosa declared an average taxable income of 17,583 euros, below the provincial average (19,085 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Vallermosa is in climate zone C, with 1,056 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 73 metres above sea level.

Services

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

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.9 per 1,000 residents.

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 1.5% of the land in Vallermosa, compared with 3.4% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Vallermosa is one of the municipalities designated as a radon priority area by the Regione Sardegna in 2022. According to the ISPRA map, the estimated radon emission in the municipality is medium. 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 Vallermosa: 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 Vallermosa 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 11 inhabited census areas in Vallermosa. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 69 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 9.6%
  • good 90.4%

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 118065. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.