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Villa San Pietro: 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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Villa San Pietro, countryside and sea south-west of Cagliari

Villa San Pietro is a village on the south-western side of the Gulf of Cagliari, along the road from the city towards Pula and the Sulcis. The centre sits on the plain not far from the sea, with vegetable plots, orchards and vineyards around it and wooded hills behind. Cagliari is reached by car and is where many residents work and go for services.

The village is growing: Istat, the national statistics office, counted 2,159 residents in 2023, up 7.5% on 2011. The average age is 46.3, below 48.1 for the metropolitan city, and 23.2% are over 65. Foreign nationals are few, at 1.9%. Declared incomes are below the metropolitan average.

Buyers mostly find detached houses with a courtyard or garden, some traditional Campidano houses built in ladiri, sun-dried earth bricks, and newer villas on the edge of the village. In earth-brick houses the condition of the walls and damp are what count. The climate is mild, zone C, with hot, breezy summers. Overture Maps data show 3 schools, 1 pharmacy and 10 bars and restaurants.

Sardinia is Italy's calmest region for earthquakes: Villa San Pietro is in seismic zone 4, like all 70 municipalities in the metropolitan city, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.050 g. Position relative to the streams running from the hills to the sea matters more: the report checks flood hazard for the address and finds the plot on the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps.

Key points

  • South-western shore of the Gulf of Cagliari, towards Pula.
  • 2,159 residents, up 7.5% since 2011.
  • Average age 46.3, below the metropolitan average.
  • Seismic zone 4, the lowest, like the whole area.

Overview

Villa San Pietro is a municipality in the province of Cagliari, in Sardegna. At the end of 2023 it had 2,159 residents, ranked 35 of 70 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Villa San Pietro 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 grown by 7.5%. The estimated average age is 46 years, lower than the province average (48). 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 1.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Villa San Pietro declared an average taxable income of 22,289 euros, below the provincial average (24,865 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Villa San Pietro is in climate zone C, with 983 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 37 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Villa San Pietro has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets.

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 2.5% of the land in Villa San Pietro, compared with 3.4% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 2.3 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Villa San Pietro 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 Villa San Pietro: 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 Villa San Pietro 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 13 inhabited census areas in Villa San Pietro. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 76 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 13.8%
  • good 86.2%

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 118066. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.