Oristano · Sardegna
StableUnder 500 people and openly recruiting
Photo Gianni Careddu, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Decline, ageing, empty stock, declared shortages
Schools, medical, shops, connectivity, travel
Sample profiles until real trades register here
Holding its own. Come for the place, not the rescue mission.
One of the smallest comuni running a repopulation push, in the wooded hills behind the Costa del Sinis. Tiny, warm, and honest about what it is: you would be a meaningful percentage of the population.
Before you fall in love
Drawn from comune statements, school and service data, and the shape of the local economy.
Families, urgency 5 of 5
School closed. Reopening it needs children on the register.
Farming & land, urgency 4 of 5
Land available, nobody to work it.
Business founders, urgency 4 of 5
No bar, no shop beyond basics — open one and you have the market.
Sardinia first-home grant
Non-repayable regional contribution of up to €15,000 — capped at 50% of the spend — towards buying or renovating a first home in a Sardinian comune of up to 5,000 inhabitants. Funded at €15m a year through 2028.
€15,000
DetailsEligibility
What you commit to
Terms checked against the issuing body on 2026-08-18 · official source.
7% flat tax for foreign pensioners
Foreign pension and foreign-source income taxed at a flat 7% for NINE tax years for new residents of southern comuni up to 30,000 inhabitants — the threshold was raised from 20,000 in April 2026, which tripled the eligible towns.
Eligibility
What you commit to
Terms checked against the issuing body on 2026-08-18 · official source.
350m up, 20km from the sea, 80km from an airport.
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Mostly covered, but nobody registered for roofer.
Nobody registered here for:
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