Castrignano del Capo: 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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Castrignano del Capo and Leuca, the tip of Salento
The municipality of Castrignano del Capo reaches the southernmost tip of Puglia. On the coast is Santa Maria di Leuca, with its lighthouse, the sanctuary known as de finibus terrae (at the ends of the earth) and a marina, at the point where tradition says the Ionian meets the Adriatic. The main town lies further inland and, with the hamlets of Giuliano and Salignano, forms a string of farming villages among olive groves and dry stone walls.
The two parts of the municipality live at different speeds. In Leuca many homes are holiday homes: the nineteenth-century villas on the seafront, built by well-off families from the province, and many newer houses lived in mainly in summer. In winter Leuca empties. Inland, houses are lived in all year and the market follows the residents. For seaside houses built quickly during the tourist boom, check permits and any amnesty applications for unauthorised work at the town hall before signing.
At the end of 2023 there were 5,098 residents according to Istat, the national statistics office, down 4.4% since 2011. The average age is 49.1, against 47.2 in the province of Lecce, over-65s make up 29.8% and households have 2.12 people on average.
Earthquake hazard is at the bottom of the scale: 96 of the 96 municipalities in the province are in seismic zone 4 of the Civil Protection classification, and the expected ground acceleration here is about 0.069 g. In houses near the sea, salt air, damp in the stone walls and the state of the flat roofs, which need good waterproofing, matter more.
The Revenue Agency publishes the cadastral maps and the report finds the land parcel from the address. Along the rocky coast and in low spots where rainwater collects, hazard varies from place to place and is checked for the exact address.
Key points
- Includes Santa Maria di Leuca, at the southern tip of Puglia.
- Holiday homes in Leuca, farming villages inland.
- 5,098 residents, over-65s at 29.8%.
- Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration about 0.069 g.
Overview
Castrignano del Capo is a municipality in the province of Lecce, in Puglia. At the end of 2023 it had 5,098 residents, ranked 53 of 96 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Castrignano del Capo 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 0.069 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 4.4%. 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 3.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Castrignano del Capo declared an average taxable income of 17,642 euros, below the provincial average (19,196 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Castrignano del Capo is in climate zone C, with 1,116 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 121 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Castrignano del Capo has 3 schools and 4 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 6 grocery shops and supermarkets, 2 healthcare facilities, 6 sports facilities and 1 green area.
There are 0.8 pharmacies per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.4).
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 22.1% of the land in Castrignano del Capo, compared with 14.1% in the province and 8.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.5 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Castrignano del Capo 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 no open contaminated sites in Castrignano del Capo; one has been cleaned up or closed.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Castrignano del Capo: 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 Castrignano del Capo 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 22 inhabited census areas in Castrignano del Capo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 76 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 4.2%
- good 95.7%
- very good 0.0%
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 075019. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.