Cellino San Marco: what to know before buying a home
A municipality in the province of Brindisi, Puglia. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.
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Cellino San Marco, vineyards between Brindisi and Lecce
Cellino San Marco is a town in northern Salento, on the flat land between Brindisi and Lecce in Puglia. It is surrounded mainly by vineyards, with Negroamaro the main grape, and by olive groves that have suffered in recent years from Xylella, the bacterium that has killed many trees across the region. Outside Puglia the name is linked to the singer Al Bano Carrisi, who was born here and has his estate and winery in the local countryside.
Brindisi and Lecce are each about half an hour away by car, the dual carriageway linking them passes a few kilometres from town, and the Adriatic coast is close. The town is compact, with low houses, often built round courtyards, in the centre and newer detached homes on the edges.
Population decline is steep. Istat, the national statistics office, counted 6,023 residents in 2023, 776 fewer than in 2011, a fall of 11.4%. Average age is 48.0 against 46.7 in the province, over-65s are 27.9% (provincial figure 25.1%) and foreign nationals only 1.3%. For buyers this means a wide choice of older houses and room to negotiate, but reselling may take time.
All 20 municipalities in the province of Brindisi are in seismic zone 4, the lowest level in the Civil Protection Department classification, and in Cellino expected ground acceleration is about 0.047 g, among the lowest in Italy. Tufa houses with the star-shaped vaults typical of Salento need attention elsewhere: cracks in the vaults, rising damp, roof terraces to waterproof and old wiring and plumbing.
The climate is mild (climate zone C) and incomes are slightly below the provincial average. Cadastral maps from the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) are published, so the report goes from the address to the land parcel and measures distances to schools, pharmacies and shops from the house.
Key points
- Flat land between Brindisi and Lecce, half an hour from each.
- Negroamaro vineyards; birthplace of Al Bano.
- 6,023 residents in 2023, down 11.4% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 4: in tufa houses, check vaults and damp.
Overview
Cellino San Marco is a municipality in the province of Brindisi, in Puglia. At the end of 2023 it had 6,023 residents, among the smallest in the province (19 of 20).
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Cellino San Marco is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. All 20 municipalities in the province are in the same zone.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.047 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 11.4%. 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 1.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Cellino San Marco declared an average taxable income of 18,433 euros, below the provincial average (19,420 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Cellino San Marco is in climate zone C, with 1,159 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 58 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Cellino San Marco has 5 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility and 1 sports facility.
There are 0.2 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.6).
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 9.9% of the land in Cellino San Marco, compared with 10.7% in the province and 8.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.5 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Cellino San Marco 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Cellino San Marco. 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 Cellino San Marco: 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 Cellino San Marco 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 Cellino San Marco. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 68 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 0.0%
- fair 3.3%
- good 96.7%
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 074004. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.