In the Middle Ages, the village was known as
Pauli (
Sardinian language for marsh), and was part of the
Giudicato of Cagliari. Later owned by the
Republic of Pisa, the
House of Aragon and the
Giudicato of Arborea, it was depopulated by plague in 1348. Later it was a Spanish and then Savoyard fief. Monserrato was an autonomous comune until 1928, when it was annexed to Cagliari. It remained a district of the latter until 1991, when it was separated with a local referendum. Since 1995, the town has been part of the newly instituted
Cagliari metropolitan area. == Demographics ==