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Caprarica di Lecce: 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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For example: Via Martano 1, Caprarica di Lecce.

Caprarica di Lecce, a Salento village between Lecce and the Adriatic

Caprarica di Lecce is an inland Salento village south-east of the provincial capital, in the flat countryside of olive groves and dry-stone walls that separates Lecce from the Adriatic coast. The sea is a short drive away, so Caprarica is a place to live year-round with the beach within reach, without the holiday homes and summer crowds of the coastal towns.

The housing is typical of Salento: courtyard houses and stone homes in the centre, often with vaulted ceilings and roof terraces, and newer detached houses on the edges. Old houses can be worth restoring, but rising damp in the walls needs attention. For work and major services, Lecce remains the reference point.

Istat, the national statistics office, records 2,263 inhabitants in 2023, down 12.4% compared with 2011. The average age is 49.2, higher than the provincial 47.2, over-65s are 29.7% and foreign residents 4.3%. One thing sets the village apart: declared incomes are above the provincial average. The climate is mild, zone C.

Earthquake risk is low, as across Salento: seismic zone 4 on the Civil Protection scale, with an expected acceleration of 0.052 g. The report for the address also includes the official flood maps, useful on flat land where rainwater collects in some spots.

Key points

  • Inland Salento, south-east of Lecce, towards the Adriatic.
  • Declared incomes above the provincial average.
  • Average age 49.2, over-65s 29.7%.
  • Seismic zone 4: low earthquake risk.

Overview

Caprarica di Lecce is a municipality in the province of Lecce, in Puglia. At the end of 2023 it had 2,263 residents, ranked 80 of 96 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Caprarica di Lecce 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 0.052 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 12.4%. 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 4.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Caprarica di Lecce declared an average taxable income of 20,709 euros, above the provincial average (19,196 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Caprarica di Lecce is in climate zone C, with 1,178 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 60 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Caprarica di Lecce has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 healthcare facility, 1 sports facility and 1 green area.

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 10.8% of the land in Caprarica di Lecce, compared with 14.1% in the province and 8.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Caprarica di Lecce 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 no contaminated sites in Caprarica di Lecce.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Caprarica di Lecce: 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 Caprarica di Lecce 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 7 inhabited census areas in Caprarica di Lecce. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 67 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 10.2%
  • good 89.8%

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

ISTAT code 075013. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.