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Villaurbana: 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 Vittorio Emanuele Secondo 1, Villaurbana.

Villaurbana, farmland below Monte Arci

Villaurbana is a farming village inland from Oristano, in the band of hills and fields rising towards Monte Arci, the volcanic massif known for its obsidian. Oristano is where people go for work, secondary schools and the hospital, and it is a short drive away.

The village has the typical layout of this part of Sardinia: low houses, often with a courtyard, built in stone or, in the older parts, in sun-dried mud brick. If you buy a traditional house, budget for checks on rising damp, the roof and the wiring and plumbing. Outside the centre there is farmland and some rural buildings.

Istat, the national statistics office, counts 1,448 residents in 2023, against 1,731 in 2011: a fall of 16.3%. The average age is 51.5, above the provincial 49.8, and over-65s make up 32.3%. Foreign residents account for 0.8%. Declared incomes are slightly below the provincial average.

Earthquake risk is low: all 87 municipalities in the province of Oristano are in seismic zone 4, the lowest class, and the expected ground acceleration in Villaurbana is 0.050 g. The focus is therefore on maintenance rather than structure.

The report still checks the official flood and landslide maps for the address, which is useful near the streams coming down from the hills. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, so the report reaches the land parcel.

Key points

  • Inland from Oristano, towards Monte Arci.
  • Population down 16.3% since 2011.
  • All 87 municipalities in the province in seismic zone 4.
  • Traditional houses: check damp and roof.

Overview

Villaurbana is a municipality in the province of Oristano, in Sardegna. At the end of 2023 it had 1,448 residents, ranked 28 of 87 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Villaurbana 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 16.3%. The estimated average age is 52 years, higher than the province average (50). 32% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 0.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Villaurbana declared an average taxable income of 18,525 euros, below the provincial average (19,764 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Villaurbana has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 4 grocery shops and supermarkets and 1 green area.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.6 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 Villaurbana, compared with 3.4% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Villaurbana 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 Villaurbana: 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 Villaurbana 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 7 inhabited census areas in Villaurbana. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 75 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 0.2%
  • good 99.8%

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 115085. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.