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Alliste: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Lecce, Puglia. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.

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Alliste, the Ionian coast of southern Salento

Alliste is a municipality in the far south of Salento, on the Ionian Sea, south of Gallipoli between Racale and Ugento. It takes in the town itself, the village of Felline and a stretch of low coastline with its seaside settlements, Capilungo among them, where the population swells in summer. The countryside all around is olive trees, dry-stone walls and small stone buildings.

The market has two sides. In the town and in Felline you find courtyard houses and stone homes, sometimes with the star-vaulted ceilings typical of Salento, either to restore or already done up; on the coast it is mainly detached houses and holiday homes, many used only a few months a year. With a seaside property, check carefully that the building is fully legal under planning rules and look at the parts exposed to salt air. Gallipoli is a quarter of an hour away, Lecce about an hour by road.

There were 6,419 residents at the end of 2023 according to Istat, the national statistics office, down 3.6% since 2011. The average age of 46.3 is slightly below the province's 47.2, and foreign residents make up just 2.1%. Declared incomes are low, even by the standards of the province of Lecce.

Salento is the part of Italy where earthquakes are least of a worry: all 96 municipalities in the province are in seismic zone 4 on the Civil Protection scale, and in Alliste the expected ground acceleration is about 0.057 g. In older houses the real issues are rising damp, roofs and wiring and plumbing. In climate zone C the winters are mild and summer heat is the main problem indoors.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, so the report reaches the land parcel from the address and measures from there how far schools, pharmacies and shops are, which helps if the house is out of town.

Key points

  • Southern Salento on the Ionian Sea, with Felline and resorts such as Capilungo.
  • All 96 municipalities in the province in seismic zone 4.
  • Population down 3.6% since 2011, foreign residents at 2.1%.
  • Many holiday homes: check the planning status of the building.

Overview

Alliste is a municipality in the province of Lecce, in Puglia. At the end of 2023 it had 6,419 residents, ranked 41 of 96 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Alliste is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. All 96 municipalities in the province are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.057 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

In zone 4 the risk is low, but for an older building it is still worth asking about the state of the structure.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has fallen by 3.6%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 2.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Alliste declared an average taxable income of 14,718 euros, below the provincial average (19,196 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Alliste is in climate zone C, with 1,094 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 15 November to 31 March, for up to 10 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 54 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Alliste has 6 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 5 grocery shops and supermarkets, 3 sports facilities and 1 green area.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.6 per 1,000 residents.

Public transport

We do not yet have open public transport timetables for this municipality: the report says so explicitly, without inventing distances.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 17.7% of the land in Alliste, compared with 14.1% in the province and 8.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.6 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Alliste is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Regione Puglia in 2025. According to the ISPRA map, the estimated radon emission in the municipality is low. Radon varies from building to building and can only be known by measuring it, especially on ground floors and in basements.

Official databases list one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Alliste. The report tells you whether one is close to the address.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Alliste: the report checks the address against the ISPRA maps.

House prices

The Revenue Agency's price ranges per square metre (OMI) apply to zones, not to whole municipalities: the report gives the range for the address's zone.

Land registry

The cadastral maps for Alliste are public: from the address the report finds the sheet and parcel number.

Liveability area by area

The Vicinalia liveability index runs from 0 to 100 and looks at the place, not the people who live there: services within walking distance, transport, green space, natural hazards, air, quiet, buildings and connection. Here it is worked out at the centre of each of the 41 inhabited census areas in Alliste. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 68 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.0%
  • fair 34.8%
  • good 65.2%

Vicinalia index by census area, licence CC BY-SA 4.0. Data: IdroGEO ISPRA (2026), Istat, INGV, EEA, AGCOM, Overture Maps and OpenStreetMap.

The colour is the value at the centre of the area. For an exact address, search for it above: the free check looks at that exact point. How the index is worked out

Data sources

ISTAT code 075004. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.