Padria

Padria Pàdria (Sardinian)
Comune
Comune di Padria
View of Padria
Padria Location within Sardinia
Coordinates: 40°24′N 8°38′E
Country	Italy
Region	Sardinia
Metropolitan city	Sassari (SS)
Area
• Total	48.39 km2 (18.68 sq mi)
Elevation	304 m (997 ft)
Population  (2026)
• Total	574
• Density	11.9/km2 (30.7/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	07015
Dialing code	079

Padria (Sardinian: Pàdria) is a village and comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Sassari in the autonomous island region of Sardinia in Italy, located about 140 kilometres (87 mi) northwest of Cagliari and about 40 kilometres (25 mi) south of Sassari. It has 574 inhabitants.

Padria borders the municipalities of Bosa, Cossoine, Mara, Monteleone Rocca Doria, Pozzomaggiore, Romana, and Villanova Monteleone.

Santa Giulia church

Demographics

As of 2026, the population is 574, of which 51.0% are males, and 49.0% are females. Minors make up 9.8% of the population, and seniors make up 38.5%.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1861	1,722	—
1871	1,855	+7.7%
1881	1,925	+3.8%
1901	2,096	+8.9%
1911	2,120	+1.1%
1921	2,119	−0.0%
1931	2,013	−5.0%
1936	2,029	+0.8%

Year	Pop.	±%
1951	2,067	+1.9%
1961	1,837	−11.1%
1971	1,307	−28.9%
1981	1,126	−13.8%
1991	918	−18.5%
2001	836	−8.9%
2011	695	−16.9%
2021	605	−12.9%

Source: ISTAT

Immigration

As of 2025, immigrants make up 6.9% of the population. The 5 largest foreign countries of birth are Germany, Morocco, Romania, United Kingdom, and Austria.