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Collepasso: 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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Collepasso, inland Salento between Casarano and Cutrofiano

Collepasso sits in the interior of the Salento peninsula, roughly halfway between its two coasts, on almost flat ground a little over a hundred metres above sea level. It lies between Casarano, Parabita and Cutrofiano, and the town is ringed by olive groves and arable land. In recent years many of the area's olive trees have been hit by Xylella, a plant disease, and the farming landscape has changed a great deal.

The beaches around Gallipoli, on the Ionian Sea, are under half an hour away by car, and Lecce is about forty minutes. That makes the town interesting both for people who want to live here all year and for buyers looking for a cheaper base than the coast. The old centre has many courtyard houses and stone homes, often in need of renovation.

Collepasso has lost a lot of residents. Istat, the national statistics office, counted 5,554 in 2023, 798 fewer than in 2011, a fall of 12.6%. The population is also old, with an average age of 49.3 against 47.2 for the province and over-65s at 31.0%. Foreign residents are few, 1.8%. Declared incomes are slightly below the Lecce average, which is already low. Services include 4 school sites and 2 pharmacies; supermarkets and restaurants are thinner on the ground than elsewhere in the province.

Salento has very little seismic activity. All 96 municipalities in the province of Lecce are in zone 4, the lowest on the Civil Protection Department's scale, and expected ground acceleration here is about 0.056 g. In older houses, rising damp, roofs, vaulted ceilings and wiring matter more.

The limestone bedrock of Salento has natural cavities in places, and after heavy rain water collects in the lowest areas. The report checks the official landslide and flood maps at the address and uses the Revenue Agency's cadastral maps to identify the plot.

Key points

  • Inland Salento, under half an hour from the sea at Gallipoli.
  • 5,554 residents, down 12.6% since 2011.
  • Average age 49.3, against 47.2 in the province.
  • Seismic zone 4 like all of Lecce province; damp matters more.

Overview

Collepasso is a municipality in the province of Lecce, in Puglia. At the end of 2023 it had 5,554 residents, ranked 48 of 96 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Collepasso 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 12.6%. The estimated average age is 49 years, higher than the province average (47). 31% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 1.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Collepasso declared an average taxable income of 17,904 euros, below the provincial average (19,196 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Collepasso is in climate zone C, with 1,290 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 120 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Collepasso has 4 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 3 sports facilities 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 19.7% of the land in Collepasso, 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

Collepasso 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 Collepasso. 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 Collepasso: 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 Collepasso 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 Collepasso. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 64 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 57.6%
  • good 42.4%

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 075021. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.