Nule

Nule
Comune
Comune di Nule
View of Nule
Nule Location within Sardinia
Coordinates: 40°28′N 9°11′E
Country	Italy
Region	Sardinia
Metropolitan city	Sassari (SS)
Government
• Mayor	Antonio Giuseppe Mellino
Area
• Total	51.95 km2 (20.06 sq mi)
Population  (2026)
• Total	1,259
• Density	24.23/km2 (62.77/sq mi)
Demonym	Nulese
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	07010
Dialing code	079
Patron saint	Most Holy Child Mary
Saint day	September 8
Website	Official website

Nule is a town 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 60 kilometres (37 mi) southeast of Sassari. It has 1,259 inhabitants.

Nule borders the municipalities of Benetutti, Bitti, Orune, Osidda, and Pattada.

Folk costumes from Nule

Demographics

As of 2026, the population is 1,259, of which 51.2% are males, and 48.8% are females. Minors make up 12.5% of the population, and seniors make up 31.0%.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1861	1,227	—
1871	1,382	+12.6%
1881	1,474	+6.7%
1901	1,683	+14.2%
1911	1,833	+8.9%
1921	1,821	−0.7%
1931	1,986	+9.1%
1936	1,960	−1.3%

Year	Pop.	±%
1951	1,987	+1.4%
1961	2,109	+6.1%
1971	1,907	−9.6%
1981	1,785	−6.4%
1991	1,719	−3.7%
2001	1,573	−8.5%
2011	1,427	−9.3%
2021	1,293	−9.4%

Source: ISTAT

Immigration

As of 2025, immigrants make up 2.0% of the population. The 5 largest foreign countries of birth are Australia, Switzerland, Romania, Brazil, and Argentina.