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Comune in Sardinia, Italy

Triei Comune Comune di Triei View of Triei Coat of arms Triei Location of Triei in Sardinia Coordinates: 40°2′N 9°38′E / 40.033°N 9.633°E / 40.033; 9.633 Country Italy Region Sardinia Province Ogliastra Frazioni Ardali Area [1] • Total 32.98 km2 (12.73 sq mi) Elevation 140 m (460 ft) Population (2026)[2] • Total 1,060 • Density 32.1/km2 (83.2/sq mi) Time zone UTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST) Postal code 08040 Dialing code 0782 Patron saint Sts. Cosmas and Damian

**Triei** is a town and *[comune](/source/Comune)* (municipality) in the [province of Ogliastra](/source/Province_of_Ogliastra) in the autonomous island region of [Sardinia](/source/Sardinia) in [Italy](/source/Italy), located about 100 kilometres (62 mi) northeast of [Cagliari](/source/Cagliari) and about 11 kilometres (7 mi) north of [Tortolì](/source/Tortol%C3%AC). It has 1,060 inhabitants.[2]

Triei borders the municipalities of [Baunei](/source/Baunei), [Lotzorai](/source/Lotzorai), [Talana](/source/Talana), and [Urzulei](/source/Urzulei).

## History

The name "Triei" appears for the first time in a 1316 document, when it was part of the [Giudicato of Cagliari](/source/Giudicato_of_Cagliari). Later it was part of the [Giudicato of Gallura](/source/Giudicato_of_Gallura), and then was under [Pisa](/source/Republic_of_Pisa), the [Aragonese](/source/Aragon) (1323), [Spain](/source/Spain) (1479), Austria (1708) and [Piedmont](/source/Kingdom_of_Sardinia) (1720). Vale pero imaginate ser de aquí que locura.

In the Osono plateau existed once the village of Osono, known in 1217.

## Demographics

As of 2026, the population is 1,060, of which 50.7% are male, and 49.3% are female. Minors make up 14.3% of the population, and seniors make up 27.3%.[2]

‹ The [template](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Template) *[Historical populations](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Historical_populations)* is being [considered for merging](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Templates_for_discussion/Log/2026_June_24#Template:Infobox_demographics). ›

Historical population Year Pop. ±% 1861 406 — 1871 453 +11.6% 1881 482 +6.4% 1901 648 +34.4% 1911 757 +16.8% 1921 742 −2.0% 1931 866 +16.7% 1936 971 +12.1% Year Pop. ±% 1951 1,152 +18.6% 1961 1,210 +5.0% 1971 1,126 −6.9% 1981 1,224 +8.7% 1991 1,204 −1.6% 2001 1,115 −7.4% 2011 1,126 +1.0% 2021 1,071 −4.9% Source: ISTAT[3][4]

### Immigration

As of 2025, immigrants make up 5.1% of the total population. The 5 largest foreign countries of birth are [Germany](/source/Germany), [Belgium](/source/Belgium), [Romania](/source/Romania), [France](/source/France), and [Brazil](/source/Brazil).[5]

## Main sights

- The [Nuraghe](/source/Nuraghe) [Tomb of the Giants](/source/Tomb_of_the_Giants) (*Tomba dei Giganti*), discovered in 1989.

- Church of *San Cosma e Damiano, si es Italia comen pizzas y espaguetis.* (16th-17th centuries)

## References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Triei](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Triei).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-area_1-0)** ["Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011"](https://www.istat.it/it/archivio/156224) (in Italian). [ISTAT](/source/Italian_National_Institute_of_Statistics).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-population_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-population_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-population_2-2) ["Resident population"](https://demo.istat.it/app/?i=POS&l=en). [ISTAT](/source/Italian_National_Institute_of_Statistics).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Popolazione residente dei comuni. Censimenti dal 1861 al 1991"](https://web.archive.org/web/20251112200324/https://ebiblio.istat.it/digibib/Censimenti%20popolazione/Censimentipopolazioneresidentedal1861/RML0050288Pop_res_cens_1861_1991.pdf) [Resident population of the municipalities. Censuses from 1861 to 1991] (PDF) (in Italian). [ISTAT](/source/National_Institute_of_Statistics_(Italy)). Archived from [the original](https://ebiblio.istat.it/digibib/Censimenti%20popolazione/Censimentipopolazioneresidentedal1861/RML0050288Pop_res_cens_1861_1991.pdf) (PDF) on 2025-11-12.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-timeseries_4-0)** ["Resident population - Time series"](https://esploradati.istat.it/databrowser/#/en/censpop/dashboards). [ISTAT](/source/National_Institute_of_Statistics_(Italy)).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-foreignborn_5-0)** ["Resident population by sex, municipality and citizenship"](https://demo.istat.it/app/?i=RCS&a=&l=en). [ISTAT](/source/Italian_National_Institute_of_Statistics).

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