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Cavallino: 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 San Cesario 1, Cavallino.

Cavallino and Castromediano, Lecce's residential edge

Cavallino borders Lecce to the south-east and in recent decades has become one of its most sought-after residential areas. The municipality has two centres, Cavallino itself and the village of Castromediano, and between the town and the city the houses have spread until they almost meet. In the centre of Cavallino stands the castle of the Castromediano family, the old feudal lords.

Buyers here often want a detached house with a garden a few minutes from Lecce, its offices and hospital, without city prices and traffic. Alongside the new builds there are older houses in the historic centre, made of the soft local Lecce stone, with courtyards and vaulted ceilings. The Adriatic beaches, from San Cataldo southwards, are roughly a quarter of an hour away by car. Public transport plays a minor role and almost everyone drives.

The population is growing: 12,931 residents in 2023, up 8.5% since 2011, in a province where many towns are emptying. It is also younger, with an average age of 44.7 against 47.2 and 21.0% over 65 compared with 26.1%. Foreign residents make up 2.8%. Average incomes are above the provincial average.

Salento is one of the areas with the lowest seismic hazard in Italy: all 96 municipalities in the province of Lecce are in zone 4, and expected ground acceleration here is about 0.049 g. In houses built of Lecce stone, look instead at rising damp, flaking stone and the condition of the vaults.

The land is flat limestone with no rivers, but in heavy storms water collects in low spots and on some streets. The report checks the flood maps for the address and finds the plot on the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps.

Key points

  • Two centres, Cavallino and Castromediano, right next to Lecce.
  • Population up 8.5% since 2011, average age 44.7.
  • Whole province in seismic zone 4, acceleration about 0.049 g.
  • Lecce stone houses: damp and vaults matter more than quakes.

Overview

Cavallino is a municipality in the province of Lecce, in Puglia. At the end of 2023 it had 12,931 residents, ranked 16 of 96 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Cavallino 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 0.049 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 grown by 8.5%. The estimated average age is 45 years, lower than the province average (47). 21% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 2.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Cavallino declared an average taxable income of 21,966 euros, above the provincial average (19,196 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Cavallino is in climate zone C, with 1,104 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 38 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Cavallino has 5 schools and 4 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 9 grocery shops and supermarkets, 9 healthcare facilities, 19 sports facilities and 3 parks and green areas.

There are 0.4 schools per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.8).

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 19.6% of the land in Cavallino, compared with 14.1% in the province and 8.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 2.3 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Cavallino 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 2 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Cavallino. 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 Cavallino: 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 Cavallino 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 23 inhabited census areas in Cavallino. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 75 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 22.3%
  • good 68.8%
  • very good 8.9%

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

ISTAT code 075020. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.