Mores, Sardinia

Mores
Comune di Mores
View of Mores
View of Mores
Mores is located in Sardinia
Mores
Mores
Location of Mores in Sardinia
Coordinates: 40°33′N 8°50′E / 40.550°N 8.833°E / 40.550; 8.833
CountryItaly
RegionSardinia
Metropolitan citySassari (SS)
Government
 • MayorEnrico Virdis
Area
 • Total
94.86 km2 (36.63 sq mi)
Population
 (2026)[2]
 • Total
1,663
 • Density17.53/km2 (45.41/sq mi)
DemonymMoresi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
07013
Dialing code079

Mores is a town and comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Sassari in the autonomous island region of Sardinia in Italy, located about 150 kilometres (93 mi) north of Cagliari and about 30 kilometres (19 mi) southeast of Sassari. It has 1,663 inhabitants.[2]

Located at the bottom of Mount Lachesos, Mores is home to two thousand residents.[3]

Mores borders the municipalities of Ardara, Bonnanaro, Bonorva, Ittireddu, Ozieri, Siligo, and Torralba.

Demographics

As of 2026, the population is 1,663, of which 50.0% are male, and 50.0% are female. Minors make up 12.8% of the population, and seniors make up 28.4%.[2]

Immigration

As of 2025, immigrants make up 5.6% of the population. The 5 largest foreign countries of birth are Morocco, Germany, Romania, Switzerland, and France.[6]

Twin towns

Mores is twinned with:

References

  1. ↑ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011" (in Italian). ISTAT.
  2. 1 2 3 "Resident population". ISTAT.
  3. ↑ "Mores". Sardegna Turismo. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ "Resident population - Time series". ISTAT.
  6. ↑ "Resident population by sex, municipality and citizenship". ISTAT.