Perfugas
Perfugas
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| Comune di Perfugas | |
 View of Perfugas | |
  Perfugas Location within Sardinia | |
| Coordinates: 40°50′N 8°53′E / 40.833°N 8.883°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sardinia |
| Metropolitan city | Sassari (SS) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Domenico Decandia |
| Area | |
• Total | 60.88 km2 (23.51 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 90 m (300 ft) |
| Population (2026) | |
• Total | 2,212 |
| • Density | 36.33/km2 (94.10/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Perfughesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 07034 |
| Dialing code | 079 |
| Website | Official website |
Perfugas (Sardinian: Pèifugas, Gallurese: Pelfica) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Sassari in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 180 kilometres (110 mi) north of Cagliari and about 30 kilometres (19 mi) northeast of Sassari. It has 2,212 inhabitants.
Perfugas borders the municipalities of Bortigiadas, Bulzi, Chiaramonti, Erula, Laerru, Martis, Santa Maria Coghinas, and Tempio Pausania.
Demographics
As of 2026, the population is 2,212, of which 50.1% are males, and 49.9% are females. Minors make up 12.9% of the population, and seniors make up 30.9%.
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Immigration
As of 2025, immigrants make up 4.5% of the population. The 5 largest foreign countries of birth are Romania, Switzerland, Germany, France, and Morocco.
Sights
Sights include the church of Santa Maria degli Angeli (16th-17tj centuries), home to the so-called retablo of San Giorgio, one of the largest altarpieces in Sardinia, the Catalan Gothic-style church of San Giorgio, and the so-called "Sacred Pit of Predio Canopoli", a nuraghe era archaeological site.
References
- ↑ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011" (in Italian). ISTAT.
- 1 2 3 "Resident population". ISTAT.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Resident population - Time series". ISTAT.
- ↑ "Resident population by sex, municipality and citizenship". ISTAT.
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