Ardara, Sardinia

Ardara
Àldara (Sardinian)
Comune
Comune di Ardara
View of Ardara
View of Ardara
Coat of arms of Ardara
Coat of arms
Ardara is located in Sardinia
Ardara
Ardara
Location within Sardinia
Coordinates: 40°37′22″N 8°48′41″E / 40.62278°N 8.81139°E / 40.62278; 8.81139
CountryItaly
RegionSardinia
Metropolitan citySassari
Government
 • MayorFrancesco Dui
Area
 • Total
38.19 km2 (14.75 sq mi)
Elevation
296 m (971 ft)
Population
 (2026)
 • Total
680
 • Density18/km2 (46/sq mi)
DemonymArdaresi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
07010
Dialing code079
WebsiteOfficial website

Ardara (Sardinian: Àldara) is a village and comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Sassari in the autonomous island region of Sardinia in Italy, located about 160 kilometres (99 mi) north of Cagliari and about 25 kilometres (16 mi) southeast of Sassari. It has 680 inhabitants.

It was one of the capitals of Judicate di Torres. The village houses the ruins of the Castle of the Giudicato of Torres (11th century), the medieval walls, and the Romanesque Basilica of Santa Maria del Regno.

Ardara borders the municipalities of Chiaramonti, Mores, Ozieri, Ploaghe, and Siligo.

Demographics

As of 2026, the population is 680, of which 50.6% are male, and 49.4% are female. Minors make up 12.9% of the population, and seniors make up 25.4%.

Immigration

As of 2025, immigrants make up 4.0% of the population. The 5 largest foreign countries of birth are Romania, Switzerland, France, Germany, and Hungary.

Sights

Notable people

Ardara is the birthplace of the singer Roberto Meloni, who represented Latvia at the 2007 and 2008 Eurovision Song Contest with Bonaparti.lv and Pirates of the Sea bands.

References

  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 2025-11-12.
  4. ↑ "Resident population - Time series". ISTAT.
  5. ↑ "Resident population by sex, municipality and citizenship". ISTAT.