Tempio Pausania


Tempio Pausania is a town and comune, which, along with Olbia, is a co-capital of the province of [Gallura North-East Sardinia], Sardinia, Italy. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia. It has 13,003 inhabitants.

History

Cultural and delegated administrative centre of the Gallura sub-region, Tempio has an ancient history. Typical granite-stone architecture of the historical centre presents many similarities with southern Corsican towns.
From 2005 to 2016 it was the co-capital of the province of Olbia-Tempio together with Olbia, with which it is also now the co-capital of the province of Gallura North-East Sardinia.

Demographics

As of 2025, there are 13,003 people residing in Tempio Pausania, of whom 49.9% are male and 50.1% are female. Minors make up 11.6% of the population, and pensioners make up 27.0%. This compares with the Italian average of 14.9% minors and 24.7% pensioners.

Climate

Main sights

Tempio Pausania has national roads with Sassari, Olbia and Palau. There is a railway station on the narrow gauge Sassari to Palau line, with occasional tourist train services run by Trenino Verde.