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Villaspeciosa: 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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For example: Via Roma 1, Villaspeciosa.

Villaspeciosa, the Campidano plain half an hour from Cagliari

Villaspeciosa is growing, which is far from a given for a Sardinian village of this size. The municipality lies on the Campidano plain west of Cagliari, along the main road towards Iglesias, close to Decimomannu and Uta. The regional capital is about half an hour by car, and many residents work in the metropolitan area.

The village is flat, with a centre of low courtyard houses, some still built of mud brick in the Campidano tradition, and newer districts of villas and terraced houses built in recent decades. Old mud-brick houses need particular care over damp, plaster and the roof; newer buildings raise the usual questions of insulation and systems. The climate is mild, zone C, with hot, dry summers.

According to Istat, the national statistics office, there are 2,616 residents (2023), up 8.7% on 2011. The population is young for Sardinia: an average age of 43.9 against 48.1 in the metropolitan area of Cagliari, with 18.4% over 65. Foreign residents make up 3.5%. Declared incomes are above the provincial average.

Villaspeciosa is in seismic zone 4, the lowest class, with an expected acceleration of 0.050 g: earthquakes are not a practical concern.

Revenue Agency cadastral maps are published, and the report works from the address to the land parcel. On a plain crossed by streams that can rise after heavy rain, the official flood maps are read for each plot: it is the most useful check before choosing a house here.

Key points

  • Campidano plain west of Cagliari, growing since 2011
  • Courtyard houses in the centre, villas in newer areas
  • Average age 43.9 against 48.1 for the area
  • Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration 0.050 g

Overview

Villaspeciosa is a municipality in the province of Cagliari, in Sardegna. At the end of 2023 it had 2,616 residents, ranked 31 of 70 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Villaspeciosa 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 8.7%. The estimated average age is 44 years, lower than the province average (48). 18% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 3.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Villaspeciosa declared an average taxable income of 21,046 euros, above the provincial average (19,085 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Villaspeciosa is in climate zone C, with 934 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 11 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Villaspeciosa has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 2 healthcare facilities, 2 sports facilities and 2 parks and green areas.

There are 0.4 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, fewer 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 4.1% of the land in Villaspeciosa, compared with 3.4% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Villaspeciosa 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 Villaspeciosa: 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 Villaspeciosa 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 Villaspeciosa. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 70 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 7.3%
  • good 92.7%

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 118072. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.