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Villa Sant'Antonio: 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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Villa Sant'Antonio, farmland and pasture in the Marmilla

Villa Sant'Antonio is a small village inland in the province of Oristano, in the hilly Marmilla district of central-western Sardinia, at around two hundred and fifty metres. Around the village lie cereal fields, pasture and scrub, with country roads linking the neighbouring villages. For the hospital, offices and secondary schools people go to Oristano, within driving distance.

It is an ageing and shrinking village. Istat, Italy's national statistics office, counted 325 residents in 2023, against 382 in 2011 (down 14.9%), and the estimated average age is 56.1, against 49.8 in the province. Over-65s make up 41.8% of residents, compared with 29.5% across the province. Households average 2.02 people; foreign residents make up 2.8%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

For buyers, the housing stock is made up of low courtyard houses, typical of Sardinian farming villages, with stone or earth walls and large yards, alongside newer homes. In the older ones, damp at the base of the walls, the roof and the services matter; in the newer ones insulation counts, because in climate zone C winters are mild but summers are very hot. A large courtyard is an asset, but check that all of it is included in the property.

Earthquakes are a very low risk in this part of Sardinia: all 87 municipalities in the province of Oristano are in seismic zone 4, the lowest class on the Civil Protection scale, and the expected acceleration here is about 0.050 g.

The report checks the official landslide and flood maps for the address and finds the land parcel on the Revenue Agency's cadastral maps, which are published for this municipality too.

Key points

  • Marmilla, farming hills inland in the province of Oristano.
  • Average age 56.1, with 41.8% over 65.
  • Courtyard houses: check walls, roof and yard boundaries.
  • All 87 municipalities in the province in seismic zone 4.

Overview

Villa Sant'Antonio is a municipality in the province of Oristano, in Sardegna. At the end of 2023 it had 325 residents, ranked 68 of 87 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Villa Sant'Antonio 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 14.9%. The estimated average age is 56 years, higher than the province average (50). 42% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 2.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Villa Sant'Antonio declared an average taxable income of 16,375 euros, below the provincial average (19,764 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Villa Sant'Antonio is in climate zone C, with 1,296 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 249 metres above sea level.

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 1.8% of the land in Villa Sant'Antonio, compared with 3.4% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Villa Sant'Antonio 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 Villa Sant'Antonio: 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 Sant'Antonio 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 4 inhabited census areas in Villa Sant'Antonio. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 64 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 99.1%
  • good 0.9%

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 115082. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.