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Villasor: 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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Villasor, the Siviller castle in the middle of the Campidano

In the middle of the Campidano, the broad plain of southern Sardinia, about thirty kilometres north-west of Cagliari, Villasor keeps the fortified house of the Siviller family, known locally as the castle. Around it lies flat farmland of arable fields, vegetable plots and orchards, cut by canals and straight roads.

The location suits anyone working around Cagliari: the town is on the railway linking the city with central and northern Sardinia, and the SS131, the main road running the length of the island, is not far away. The centre is made up of traditional Campidano houses, built around an inner courtyard with a large gateway onto the street, often in ladiri, bricks of mud and straw dried in the sun. Newer detached houses have grown up around them. Declared incomes are slightly below the provincial average.

At the end of 2023, Istat, the national statistics office, counted 6,600 residents, down 3.7% on the 6,857 of 2011. The average age of 48.5 is close to the province (48.1), while over-65s make up 27.2% against 25.7%. Foreign residents are 3.2%. There are 8 supermarkets, above the provincial average per head.

Sardinia has the lowest earthquake hazard of any Italian region: all 70 municipalities in the province are in seismic zone 4, the lowest on the Civil Protection Department's scale, and the expected acceleration in Villasor is about 0.050 g. With mud-brick houses the weak point is different. These walls do not like water, so check roofs, gutters, plaster and damp at the base, and make sure any renovation uses compatible materials.

Canals and small streams cross the plain and can flood roads and fields in heavy rain, with the hazard varying from one part of town to another; the report measures it at the exact address. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps for Villasor, so each address can be traced to its land parcel.

Key points

  • On the Campidano plain, about thirty kilometres north-west of Cagliari.
  • Traditional mud-brick houses: watch roofs and damp.
  • Over-65s at 27.2%, against 25.7% in the province.
  • Seismic zone 4, the lowest, like the whole province.

Overview

Villasor is a municipality in the province of Cagliari, in Sardegna. At the end of 2023 it had 6,600 residents, ranked 18 of 70 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Villasor 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 3.7%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 3.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Villasor declared an average taxable income of 18,500 euros, in line with the province (19,085 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Villasor is in climate zone C, with 1,204 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 25 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Villasor has 4 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 8 grocery shops and supermarkets, 4 healthcare facilities, 4 sports facilities and 2 parks and green areas.

There are 1.2 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.7).

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 4.3% of the land in Villasor, compared with 3.4% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.8 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Villasor 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 Villasor: 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 Villasor 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 39 inhabited census areas in Villasor. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 72 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.3%
  • fair 11.3%
  • good 88.4%

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 118071. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.