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Villa Verde: 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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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 Indipendenza 1, Villa Verde.

Villa Verde, Alta Marmilla countryside towards Monte Arci

Alta Marmilla is an area of low hills and wheat fields inland in the province of Oristano, and Villa Verde is a small village there, at around two hundred metres on the edge of the Monte Arci massif. The houses are low, often built around the inner courtyard typical of Sardinia, and the village is surrounded by farmland and woods rising towards the mountain.

For newcomers, life here depends on a car. There are no shops or schools in the village, so people go to Ales, the main town of the area, or as far as Oristano. The climate is mild (climate zone C) and heating costs little. Houses in stone or mud brick should be checked for damp at the base of the walls and for the state of the roof, and the wiring and plumbing often need redoing.

Istat, Italy's national statistics office, counted 267 residents in 2023, 68 fewer than the 335 of 2011, a fall of 20.3%. The average age is 55.0, above the 49.8 of the province, and over-65s make up 39.7%. Foreign residents account for 1.9%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Sardinia is quiet when it comes to earthquakes: all 87 municipalities in the province of Oristano are in seismic zone 4 on the Civil Protection Department's scale, and in Villa Verde expected acceleration is about 0.050 g. The report at the address is more useful for checking the official landslide and flood maps and the real distances to services. The Revenue Agency's cadastral maps are published here.

Key points

  • Small Alta Marmilla village on the edge of Monte Arci.
  • 267 residents in 2023, down 20.3% since 2011.
  • Average age 55.0, against 49.8 in the province.
  • All 87 municipalities in the province in seismic zone 4.

Overview

Villa Verde is a municipality in the province of Oristano, in Sardegna. At the end of 2023 it had 267 residents, ranked 75 of 87 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Villa Verde 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 20.3%. The estimated average age is 55 years, higher than the province average (50). 40% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 1.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Villa Verde declared an average taxable income of 16,467 euros, below the provincial average (19,764 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Villa Verde is in climate zone C, with 1,238 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 204 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Villa Verde has 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 green area.

The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 1.2 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 1.8% of the land in Villa Verde, compared with 3.4% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Villa Verde 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 Verde: 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 Verde 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 2 inhabited census areas in Villa Verde. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 65 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 1.4%
  • good 98.6%

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 115083. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.