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Botrugno: 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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The report looks at the exact point: landslide and flood risk, seismic zone, price per square metre for the area, services and nearby stops.

For example: Via Tripoli 1, Botrugno.

Botrugno, courtyard houses in central Salento

Botrugno is a small municipality in central Salento, a few kilometres from Maglie, set in flat countryside of olive groves, dry stone walls and red earth. The village has the typical layout of a Salento town: low houses in the local Lecce stone, often with an inner courtyard, straight streets and a central square. The beaches of the Adriatic coast are about twenty minutes away by car.

Buyers here usually look for a detached house, either to live in all year or to use in summer. Many homes in the centre are old courtyard houses needing renovation, with stone vaulted ceilings and rooms that stay cool in the heat; on the edge of the village there are newer villas. In stone houses, look carefully at damp in the walls, the condition of the vaults and the systems. For work and services the main reference is Maglie, then Lecce.

Istat, the national statistics office, counts 2,623 residents (2023), down 8.0% since 2011. The average age is 48.8 against 47.2 for the province, and 29.5% of residents are over 65. There are few foreign residents, 0.8%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Earthquake risk is low: Botrugno is in seismic zone 4, like almost all of the province of Lecce, with an expected acceleration of 0.059 g. Climate zone C brings mild winters.

Revenue Agency cadastral maps are published and the report reaches the land parcel. In the Salento countryside, where heavy rain can collect in lower-lying spots, the official flood maps are read for the exact address.

Key points

  • Central Salento near Maglie, olive groves and stone walls
  • Courtyard houses in Lecce stone in the centre
  • Average age 48.8, 29.5% over 65
  • Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration 0.059 g

Overview

Botrugno is a municipality in the province of Lecce, in Puglia. At the end of 2023 it had 2,623 residents, ranked 77 of 96 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Botrugno 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 0.059 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 8.0%. The estimated average age is 49 years, higher than the province average (47). 30% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 0.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Botrugno declared an average taxable income of 17,422 euros, below the provincial average (19,196 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Botrugno is in climate zone C, with 1,202 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 92 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Botrugno has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 healthcare facilities and 2 sports facilities.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.8 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 14.5% of the land in Botrugno, compared with 14.1% in the province and 8.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.0 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Botrugno 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 medium. 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 Botrugno. 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 Botrugno: 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 Botrugno 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 12 inhabited census areas in Botrugno. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 66 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 5.8%
  • good 94.2%

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 075009. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.