Carpignano Salentino: 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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Carpignano Salentino, between Lecce and Otranto, with Serrano
Between Lecce and Otranto, inland from the Adriatic side of Salento, Carpignano Salentino is a lowland town surrounded by fields, olive groves and dry-stone walls. The municipality also includes the hamlet of Serrano. In the centre is a Byzantine crypt cut into the rock, with some of the oldest dated frescoes in Salento.
For buyers the coast matters: the Adriatic is close and in summer many families move out to the seaside villages, so alongside residents' homes there are houses kept as a base for holidays. The centre is mostly low stone houses, often with a yard or roof terrace, which should be checked for damp and the state of the roof; outside the centre there are detached homes and country houses. Average declared incomes are below the provincial average.
The population is almost stable: 3,630 residents in 2023, 1.5% fewer than in 2011, or 55 people, according to Istat, the national statistics office. It is an older population, though, with an average age of 49.1 against 47.2 in the province of Lecce and over-65s at 29.6%. Foreign residents make up 2.7%.
Salento is one of the quietest parts of Italy for earthquakes. The whole province, 96 municipalities, is in seismic zone 4, the lowest on the Civil Protection Department's scale, and expected ground acceleration in Carpignano is about 0.056 g. In older houses the work to budget for is mostly waterproofing of flat roofs, plaster and wiring and plumbing.
Climate zone C means mild winters and long hot summers, so insulation and shade affect comfort more than heating does. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and from the address the report reaches the land parcel; in the heaviest storms water can pool in low-lying spots, and the report checks the flood maps point by point.
Key points
- Inland from the Adriatic side of Salento, between Lecce and Otranto.
- A Byzantine crypt with some of Salento's oldest dated frescoes.
- 3,630 residents in 2023, average age 49.1.
- Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration about 0.056 g.
Overview
Carpignano Salentino is a municipality in the province of Lecce, in Puglia. At the end of 2023 it had 3,630 residents, ranked 67 of 96 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Carpignano Salentino 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 0.056 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 1.5%. 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 2.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Carpignano Salentino declared an average taxable income of 17,095 euros, below the provincial average (19,196 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Carpignano Salentino is in climate zone C, with 1,232 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 75 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Carpignano Salentino has 3 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 sports facility 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 6.6% of the land in Carpignano Salentino, compared with 14.1% in the province and 8.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.3 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Carpignano Salentino 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 Carpignano Salentino.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Carpignano Salentino: 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 Carpignano Salentino 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 19 inhabited census areas in Carpignano Salentino. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 63 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 74.1%
- good 25.9%
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 075015. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.