SardegnaSud Sardegna

Monastir

Livability 8.0/10 · 4,884 residents · official site ↗

Who this town suits

based on 100% of factors · 6/6 factors
based on 100% of factors · 7/7 factors
based on 92% of factors · 11/12 factors
based on 88% of factors · 7/8 factors
based on 50% of factors · 3/6 factors · provisional
based on 62% of factors · 5/8 factors
based on 82% of factors · 9/11 factors
based on 100% of factors · 6/6 factors
based on 90% of factors · 9/10 factors
based on 78% of factors · 7/9 factors
based on 100% of factors · 6/6 factors
based on 83% of factors · 5/6 factors

Scores are 0–10, computed only from factors we have data for; coverage shows how complete that is. A low score means a poor fit for that group’s needs, not a bad town. Tap an audience to see what drove its score.

The honest read

Working in its favour
  • Hospital care is close by — about 2.3km away.
  • Plenty of daily life within reach — 253 places to eat within 5km.
  • Well connected by rail — a station about 1.4km away.
  • An airport with scheduled flights is within easy reach — Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG), about 3.9km away.
  • The population is growing — up 1.75% in the latest year.
Depends on you
  • A younger community than most Italian towns — median age about 48.
Working against it

No significant drawbacks flagged by our current measures.

Written from the data on this page — this town's own ISTAT and OpenStreetMap figures, not editorial impressions.

People

Population4,884
Median age48
Under 1519.5%
Over 6525.9%
Foreign residents463 (9.5%)
Population sourceISTAT (official)

Where the population is heading

In 2025 (year-on-year)
Population change (4,800 → 4,884)+1.75%+84
Natural change (20 births − 52 deaths)-32
International migration (271 arrived − 9 left)+262
Internal migration (82 arrived − 228 left)-146

Arrivals and departures over the year, from the ISTAT demographic balance. International migration counts moves across Italy’s border; internal migration counts moves to and from other Italian comuni.

Long-range projections are published by ISTAT only for comuni over ~5,000 residents.

Age structure

Male Female
0521051572090–410–1420–2430–3440–4450–5460–6470–7480–8490–94100+
Age band →

Property prices

Buy (sale)€650–1,200/m²
Rent€2.5–4.5/m²·mo

Agenzia delle Entrate - OMI · 2025 H2 · broad indicative €/m² ranges by OMI zone, not a valuation or a listing price. Always check the specific address and current listings for any property.

Air travel

AirportCagliari Elmas Airport (CAG) · 3.9 km · International

Nearest airport with scheduled passenger service (great-circle distance). Verified against OurAirports, Assaeroporti and Wikipedia — cargo-only and general-aviation fields are excluded. Check the airport site for current routes and timetables.

Leisure & facilities

Gym / fitness0.5km
Golf coursenone nearby
Park / green space0.3km
Sports pitch382 within 5km
Tennis court0.4km
Spa / saunanone nearby
Playground1.5km
Swimming pool0.4km
Walking / hiking pathsnone nearby

Mapped from OpenStreetMap; absence here means “not mapped,” which isn’t always the same as “not there.”

Daily life & distances (within 1 km / 3 km / 5 km)

Supermarkets
12 / 50 / 97
Pharmacies
5 / 36 / 68
Restaurants
12 / 152 / 270
Cafés / bars
12 / 110 / 183
Banks / ATMs
5 / 37 / 65
Post offices
2 / 9 / 18
Doctors
3 / 9 / 10
Schools
18 / 110 / 188
Hospital
1 / 8 / 10
Clinics
  • 1.Clinica Lay (in Casteddu/Cagliari)
    ~8 min driving (3.6 km by road)
  • 2.Korian Casa di cura San Salvatore (in Casteddu/Cagliari)
    ~9 min driving (5.6 km by road)
  • 3.Otorinolaringoiatra e Medico Estetico. Dott. Manca Thomas (in Casteddu/Cagliari)
    ~12 min driving (7.1 km by road)
Dentists
  • 1.Dr. Mauri Sergio (in San Simone)
    ~3 min driving (1.4 km by road)
  • 2.Dentalstaff (in Casteddu/Cagliari)
    ~4 min driving (2.1 km by road)
  • 3.dentistacagliari.it (in Casteddu/Cagliari)
    ~7 min driving (3.3 km by road)
Beach
  • Spiaggia di Giorgino (in Giorgino - Villaggio pescatori)
    ~9 min driving (4.3 km by road)
Bus stopIn town (0.3km)
Train stationNearby (1.4km)

Counts show what’s mapped in OpenStreetMap within each ring. Where little is close, the nearest few are listed with an estimated drive time (a guide, not a measured route; typically ~1.5× the straight-line distance at rural speeds). Daily services are searched to 15 km; hospital and beach to 100 km.

Foreign community

Pakistan114
Tunisia101
Bangladesh69
Afghanistan16
Ivory Coast13
Mali12
Guinea11
Benin10
Burkina Faso9
Morocco9
Senegal9
Algeria8
Romania7
Argentina6
Gambia6
Nigeria6
Cameroon5
India5
Peru5
Sierra Leone5
Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan, …37

Foreign community — estimated religious background

Muslim336
Christian (Orthodox)13
Mixed Christian / Muslim6
Hindu/Sikh5

Estimated from the foreignresidents’ country of citizenship, not a religion census — a guide to the likely background of the foreign community, not a measured figure.

Civic vitality

Municipal siteUpdated in the last 1 days — actively maintained
Online servicesANPR registry, CIE login, PagoPA payments, SPID login
Schools & childcarecurrent enrolments, school canteen (current school year)

Read automatically from the comune’s own website — soft signals of how active the local administration is, not a verdict. Some towns use a shared regional portal, so a quiet site doesn’t always mean a quiet town. See the methodology.

Schools & education

Schools in the comune1 nursery · 1 primary · 1 middle school
3 state · MIUR 2026/27
UniversityScuola Universitaria per Mediatori Linguistici · in the comune

School counts from the MIUR Anagrafe scuole (presence by level, not a ranking). Universities and conservatories/academies from the MIUR institution lists; nearby university presence from OpenStreetMap. A student presence often means more rentals and services.

What’s around Monastir

Nearby features by direction and distance — what we could locate, nothing guessed.

Sources: ISTAT↗ · OpenStreetMap↗ · Comune site↗ · Photo↗ · Updated October 9, 2026 · How we know this →