Luras
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| Comune di Luras | |
 View of Luras | |
Luras Location of Luras in Sardinia | |
| Coordinates: 40°56′N 9°11′E / 40.933°N 9.183°E / 40.933; 9.183 | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sardinia |
| Province | Gallura North-East Sardinia |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Maria Giuseppina Careddu |
| Area | |
• Total | 87.59 km2 (33.82 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 500 m (1,600 ft) |
| Population (2026)2 | |
• Total | 2,369 |
| • Density | 27.05/km2 (70.05/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Luresi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 07025 |
| Dialing code | 079 |
| Website | Official website |
Luras (Sardinian: Lùras; Gallurese: Lùris) 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 190 kilometres (120 mi) north of Cagliari and about 25 kilometres (16 mi) west of Olbia. It has 2,369 inhabitants.2
Luras borders the municipalities of Arzachena, Calangianus, Luogosanto, Sant'Antonio di Gallura, and Tempio Pausania.
Demographics
As of 2026, the population is 2,369, of which 48.8% are male, and 51.2% are female. Minors make up 13.6% of the population, and seniors make up 24.9%.2
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Immigration
As of 2025, immigrants make up 5.9% of the total population. The 5 largest foreign countries of birth are Romania, Morocco, Poland, France, and Brazil.5
Notable people
- Mavie Bardanzellu (born 1938), theater and film actress
- Roberto Diana (born 1983), musician, composer and producer
References
References
- "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011" (in Italian). ISTAT.
- "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.