Luogosanto

Luogosanto

*Logusantu* (Sardinian)
*Locusantu* (Gallurese)
Luogosanto Logusantu (Sardinian); Locusantu (Gallurese)
Comune
	Comune di Luogosanto
	View of Luogosanto
	Luogosanto Location of Luogosanto in Sardinia
	Coordinates: 41°3′N 9°12′E / 41.050°N 9.200°E
Country	Italy
Region	Sardinia
Province	Gallura North-East Sardinia
Government
• Mayor	Agostino Piredda
Area
• Total	135.07 km2 (52.15 sq mi)
Elevation	321 m (1,053 ft)
Population (2026)
• Total	1,838
• Density	13.61/km2 (35.24/sq mi)
Demonym	Luogosantesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	07020
Dialing code	079

Luogosanto (Sardinian: Logusantu, Gallurese: Locusantu) is a town and comune (municipality) in the Province of Gallura North-East Sardinia in the autonomous island region of Sardinia in Italy, located about 200 kilometres (120 mi) north of Cagliari and about 30 kilometres (19 mi) northwest of Olbia. It has 1,838 inhabitants.^[2]

Luogosanto borders the municipalities of Aglientu, Arzachena, Luras, Tempio Pausania.

Demographics

As of 2026, the population is 1,838, of which 51.1% are male, and 48.9% are female. Minors make up 13.6% of the population, and seniors make up 27.0%.^[2]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1861	1,141	—
1871	1,163	+1.9%
1881	1,327	+14.1%
1901	1,754	+32.2%
1911	2,319	+32.2%
1921	2,222	−4.2%
1931	2,365	+6.4%
1936	2,457	+3.9%

Year	Pop.	±%
1951	2,742	+11.6%
1961	2,612	−4.7%
1971	2,029	−22.3%
1981	1,972	−2.8%
1991	1,875	−4.9%
2001	1,825	−2.7%
2011	1,905	+4.4%
2021	1,818	−4.6%

Source: ISTAT^[3]^[4]

Immigration

As of 2025, immigrants make up 7.9% of the total population. The 5 largest foreign countries of birth are Romania, Germany, Morocco, Senegal, and Argentina.^[5]

References

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011" (in Italian). ISTAT.
^ ^a ^b ^c "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.

External links

Official website (in Italian)

[area-1] "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011" (in Italian). ISTAT.

[population-2] "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.

[timeseries-4] "Resident population - Time series". ISTAT.

[foreignborn-5] "Resident population by sex, municipality and citizenship". ISTAT.

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