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Perdasdefogu

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Perdasdefogu
Foghesu (Sardinian)
Comune
Comune di Perdasdefogu
The main street and the church of Perdasdefogu
The main street and the church of Perdasdefogu
Coat of arms of Perdasdefogu
Coat of arms
Perdasdefogu is located in Sardinia
Perdasdefogu
Perdasdefogu
Location of Perdasdefogu in Sardinia
Coordinates: 39°41′N 9°26′E / 39.683°N 9.433°E / 39.683; 9.433
CountryItaly
RegionSardinia
ProvinceOgliastra
Government
 • MayorBruno Chillotti
Area
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 • Total
77.75 km2 (30.02 sq mi)
Elevation
600 m (2,000 ft)
Population
 (2026)[2]
 • Total
1,689
 • Density21.72/km2 (56.26/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Foghesi, Foghesini
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
08046
Dialing code0782
WebsiteOfficial website

Perdasdefogu (Sardinian: [ˌpɛɾdazdeˈvoɣu], Italian: [perdazdeˈfɔːɡu]; lit. 'Stones of/for Fire'; locally also Foghesu [foˈɣezu]) is a town and comune (municipality) in the Province of Ogliastra in the autonomous island region of Sardinia in Italy, located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) northeast of Cagliari and about 35 kilometres (22 mi) southwest of Tortolì. It has 1,689 inhabitants.[2]

Perdasdefogu borders the municipalities of Escalaplano, Jerzu, Ulassai, and Tertenia.

Close to Perdasdefogu is the Salto di Quirra rocket launch site.

History

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The area was already inhabited in pre-nuragic and nuragic times as evidenced by the presence in the territory of some nuraghes, and various archaeological evidence.

In the Middle Ages it belonged to the Judicate of Cagliari and was part of the curatoria of Sarrabus. At the fall of the giudicato (1258) it passed under the Pisan dominion and subsequently (1323) under the Aragonese dominion. In 1363 the king of Aragon Pietro IV the Ceremonious incorporated the country in the county of Quirra, given in feud to Berengario Carroz. In 1603 the county was transformed in marquisate, as a feud first of the Centelles and then of the Osorio de la Cueva, to which it was redeemed in 1839 with the suppression of the feudal system.

Demographics

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As of 2026, the population is 1,689, of which 51.2% are male, and 48.8% are female. Minors make up 10.3% of the population, and seniors make up 30.8%.[2]

Longevity

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The town, together with those of Arzana and Villagrande Strisaili in the Ogliastra area, boasts numerous cases of longevity among its inhabitants, with a high number of over-90s. Emblematic is the fact that the longest-lived family in the world comes from this town: the head of the family Consola Melis in 2014 reached 107 years followed by 8 brothers over 90 and over 80 for a total of 828 years;[5] also, her sister Claudia turned 101 in 2014.[6]

Immigration

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As of 2025, immigrants make up 4.6% of the total population. The 5 largest foreign countries of birth are Germany, France, Romania, Switzerland, and Ukraine.[7]

References

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  1. ↑ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011" (in Italian). ISTAT.
  2. 1 2 3 "Resident population". ISTAT.
  3. ↑ "Popolazione residente dei comuni. Censimenti dal 1861 al 1991" [Resident population of the municipalities. Censuses from 1861 to 1991] (PDF) (in Italian). ISTAT. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 November 2025.
  4. ↑ "Resident population - Time series". ISTAT.
  5. ↑ Kington, Tom (2 September 2012). "World's oldest siblings in Sardinia: 'It's all down to minestrone,' says Consolata Melis, 105". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  6. ↑ Giuffrida, Angela (8 August 2021). "'If you talk, you live well': the remote Sardinian village with eight centenarians". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  7. ↑ "Resident population by sex, municipality and citizenship". ISTAT.
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