Semestene

Semestene 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) north of Cagliari and about 40 kilometres (25 mi) southeast of Sassari. It has 127 inhabitants.

Semestene
Comune
Comune di Semestene
Semestene Location of Semestene in Sardinia
Coordinates: 40°24′N 8°44′E
Country	Italy
Region	Sardinia
Metropolitan city	Sassari (SS)
Area
• Total	39.58 km2 (15.28 sq mi)
Population  (2026)
• Total	127
• Density	3.21/km2 (8.31/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	07010
Dialing code	079

Semestene borders the following municipalities: Bonorva, Cossoine, Macomer, Pozzomaggiore, Sindia.

Demographics

As of 2026, the population is 127, of which 45.7% are male, and 54.3% are female. Minors make up 3.9% of the population, and seniors make up 40.2%.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1861	658	—
1871	650	−1.2%
1881	627	−3.5%
1901	679	+8.3%
1911	742	+9.3%
1921	739	−0.4%
1931	727	−1.6%
1936	737	+1.4%

Year	Pop.	±%
1951	744	+0.9%
1961	671	−9.8%
1971	435	−35.2%
1981	348	−20.0%
1991	296	−14.9%
2001	227	−23.3%
2011	171	−24.7%
2021	141	−17.5%

Source: ISTAT

Immigration

As of 2025, of the known countries of birth of 117 residents, the most numerous are: Italy (105 – 89.7%), Morocco (4 – 3.4%), United Kingdom (3 – 2.6%), Romania (2 – 1.7%), Pakistan (1 – 0.9%), Nigeria (1 – 0.9%) and Belarus (1 – 0.9%).