Campi Salentina: 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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Campi Salentina, negroamaro vineyards north of Lecce
About fifteen kilometres north-west of Lecce, in the middle of the Salento plain, Campi Salentina is a farming town surrounded by vineyards and olive groves. This is negroamaro country, the red grape that gives the local wines their character, also made in the wineries of nearby towns such as Salice Salentino, Squinzano and Novoli. The land is flat, some thirty metres above sea level, with no rivers on the surface: rainwater drains into the limestone below.
The old centre has low houses in the local Lecce stone, often with an inner courtyard and a roof terrace, alongside small blocks and detached houses built from the 1960s onwards. The old houses are often large and in need of work, and buyers should allow for rising damp, waterproofing of the terraces and new wiring and plumbing. The Adriatic and Ionian beaches are both under an hour away, and some buyers look here for a summer home.
The population has been falling for years. At the end of 2023 there were 9,740 residents, 9.5% fewer than in 2011, and the estimated average age of 47.9 is above the provincial 47.2. Over-65s make up 27.8% and foreign residents 2.6%. Declared incomes, on the other hand, are slightly above the provincial average.
Earthquake hazard is low: all 96 municipalities in the province of Lecce are in seismic zone 4, the lowest on the Civil Protection scale, and the expected ground acceleration in Campi is about 0.048 g. A Salento problem, though, is standing water after heavy storms in the lowest areas, where the ground struggles to absorb it.
The report checks the flood maps at the address and finds the land parcel on the Revenue Agency's cadastral maps. The climate zone is C, with mild winters and hot summers.
Key points
- Negroamaro town on the plain north-west of Lecce.
- All 96 municipalities in the province in seismic zone 4.
- Population down 9.5% since 2011, over-65s at 27.8%.
- Lecce stone houses: check damp and roof terraces.
Overview
Campi Salentina is a municipality in the province of Lecce, in Puglia. At the end of 2023 it had 9,740 residents, ranked 25 of 96 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Campi Salentina 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 0.048 g, a low 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 9.5%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 2.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Campi Salentina declared an average taxable income of 20,156 euros, above the provincial average (19,196 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Campi Salentina is in climate zone C, with 1,119 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 33 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Campi Salentina has 7 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 8 grocery shops and supermarkets, 7 healthcare facilities and 5 sports facilities.
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 10.0% of the land in Campi Salentina, compared with 14.1% in the province and 8.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 4.6 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Campi Salentina is one of the municipalities designated as a radon priority area by the Regione Puglia in 2025. According to the ISPRA map, the estimated radon emission in the municipality is high. Radon varies from building to building and can only be known by measuring it, especially on ground floors and in basements.
Official databases list no contaminated sites in Campi Salentina.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Campi Salentina: 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 Campi Salentina 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 57 inhabited census areas in Campi Salentina. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 68 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 30.2%
- good 69.8%
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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Radon priority areas (Legislative Decree 101/2020), Regione Puglia, national list compiled by ARPA Lombardia. Licence Atto pubblico (art. 5 L. 633/1941), 2025.
- Contaminated sites, ISPRA, MOSAICO - Banca dati nazionale dei siti oggetto di procedimento di bonifica. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 12 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 075011. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.