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Villanova Monteleone: 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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Villanova Monteleone, the upland behind Alghero

Villanova Monteleone is an inland village in north-west Sardinia, on an upland at more than five hundred metres looking towards Alghero and the coast. Its territory is large and thinly populated, made up of pasture, scrub and cork oak woods, and the local economy has its roots in sheep farming.

People who buy here usually want a village house for less than coastal prices, while staying close enough to Alghero for work, the airport and services. Houses in the centre are built of stone or concrete block, often on two or three floors along sloping streets. Outside the village there is farmland with the odd rural building: for these, check access, water and utility connections first of all. The village has 1 pharmacy and 3 school sites.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 2,074 residents in 2023, down 12.7% on 2011. The average age is 49.2, against 48.3 for the province of Sassari, and 29.2% of residents are over 65. Foreign nationals are very few, 0.9%. Average incomes are below the provincial figure.

Sardinia is the Italian region least exposed to earthquakes. Villanova is in seismic zone 4, the lowest, like all the other 65 municipalities in the province, with expected ground acceleration of 0.050 g. In older houses, the roof, damp and the state of wiring and plumbing matter more.

The height brings cooler, windier winters than on the coast. The report finds the parcel on the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) maps and checks the official landslide and flood maps, as well as the real distance to services.

Key points

  • Inland upland, roughly half an hour from Alghero.
  • Population down 12.7% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 4, the lowest on the scale.
  • Cheaper than the coast; village houses on sloping streets.

Overview

Villanova Monteleone is a municipality in the province of Sassari, in Sardegna. At the end of 2023 it had 2,074 residents, ranked 24 of 66 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Villanova Monteleone 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 fallen by 12.7%. The estimated average age is 49 years, in line with the province. 29% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 0.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Villanova Monteleone declared an average taxable income of 17,641 euros, below the provincial average (21,361 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Villanova Monteleone is in climate zone D, with 1,793 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 1 November to 15 April, for up to 12 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 567 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Villanova Monteleone has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 sports facility.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.7 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 1.2% of the land in Villanova Monteleone, compared with 3.4% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Villanova Monteleone 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 Villanova Monteleone: 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 Villanova Monteleone 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 14 inhabited census areas in Villanova Monteleone. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 70 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 25.8%
  • good 74.2%

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 112066. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.