Ardara () is a village and comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Sassari in the autonomous island region of Sardinia in Italy, located about north of Cagliari and about southeast of Sassari. It has 680 inhabitants.
It was one of the capitals of Judicate di Torres. The village houses the ruins of the Castle of the Giudicato of Torres (11th century), the medieval walls, and the Romanesque Basilica of Santa Maria del Regno.
Ardara borders the municipalities of Chiaramonti, Mores, Ozieri, Ploaghe, and Siligo. Demographics As of 2026, the population is 680, of which 50.6% are male, and 49.4% are female. Minors make up 12.9% of the population, and seniors make up 25.4%.
Immigration As of 2025, immigrants make up 4.0% of the population. The 5 largest foreign countries of birth are Romania, Switzerland, France, Germany, and Hungary.
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Notable people Ardara is the birthplace of the singer Roberto Meloni, who represented Latvia at the 2007 and 2008 Eurovision Song Contest with Bonaparti.lv and Pirates of the Sea bands.
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