Villagrande Strisaili (Biddamanna Istrisàili in Sardinian language) is a ''

comune The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also ...

'' (municipality) in the

Province of Nuoro The province of Nuoro ( it, provincia di Nuoro; sc, provìntzia de Nùgoro) is a province in the autonomous island region of Sardinia, Italy. Its capital is the city of Nuoro. It has an area of , and, , a total population of 210,972. The provinc ...

in the

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region

Sardinia Sardinia ( ; it, Sardegna, label=Italian, Corsican and Tabarchino ; sc, Sardigna , sdc, Sardhigna; french: Sardaigne; sdn, Saldigna; ca, Sardenya, label=Algherese and Catalan) is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after ...

, located about northeast of Cagliari and about northwest of Tortolì. Villagrande Strisaili borders the following municipalities:

Arzana Arzana (; sc, Àrtzana) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Nuoro in the Italian region Sardinia, located about northeast of Cagliari and about west of Tortolì. Arzana borders the following municipalities: Aritzo, Desulo, El ...

Desulo Desulo, Dèsulu in sardinian language, is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Nuoro in the Italian region Sardinia, located about north of Cagliari and about south of Nuoro. Desulo borders the following municipalities: Aritzo, A ...

Fonni Fonni ( sc, Fonne) is a town and '' comune'' in Sardinia, in the province of Nuoro ( Italy). It is the highest town in Sardinia, and situated among fine scenery with some chestnut woods. Fonni is a winter sports centre with a ski lift to Monte ...

, Girasole,

Lotzorai Lotzorai is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Nuoro in the Italian region Sardinia, located about northeast of Cagliari and about northeast of Tortolì. Lotzorai borders the following municipalities: Baunei, Girasole, Talana, Tor ...

Orgosolo Orgosolo ( sc, Orgòsolo) is a '' comune'' (municipality) located in the Province of Nuoro, in the autonomous region of Sardinia, at about north of Cagliari and about south of Nuoro. The municipality is famous for its murals. These politica ...

, Talana, Tortolì. This area was identified as the very first Blue Zone due to its exceptional life expectancy. One study found that, unlike global statistics, males in this region live as long as females.

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Cities and towns in Sardinia {{Sardinia-geo-stub