Cutrofiano: 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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Cutrofiano, pottery town in the Salento countryside
Cutrofiano lies inland in the Salento, the heel of Italy, a short way south-east of Galatina, on flat ground about 80 metres above sea level. The town is known for its clay: terracotta and ceramics have been made here for centuries, and there is a museum devoted to the craft. Olive groves, arable fields and old farmsteads surround it, and both coasts of the peninsula are within driving distance.
Most homes for sale are houses rather than flats. The centre is made of low stone houses, often built around an inner courtyard, while detached houses and small blocks from recent decades fill the edges of town. People who work elsewhere usually drive to Galatina, Maglie or Lecce.
The population has been shrinking for years. In 2023 there were 8,657 residents, down 5.7% on 2011, or 525 fewer people. The average age of 47.6 is close to the provincial figure of 47.2; 27.3% of residents are over 65 and foreign nationals make up 2.5%, a low share. Declared incomes are slightly below the provincial average.
Earthquake hazard is among the lowest in Italy. All 96 municipalities in the province of Lecce are in seismic zone 4, the lowest class set by the Civil Protection Department, and expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.055 g. In older houses, check rising damp in the soft tufa stone walls, the state of the vaulted ceilings and floors, and the wiring and plumbing.
On a plain with no rivers, water from heavy storms collects in hollows and drainage channels, and some streets flood. The report checks the official hazard maps for the exact address and locates the land parcel on the cadastral maps, which the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes for Cutrofiano too.
Key points
- Pottery town in inland Salento, close to Galatina.
- 8,657 residents, down 5.7% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 4 like the whole province, acceleration 0.055 g.
- Stone houses in the centre, detached homes on the edges.
Overview
Cutrofiano is a municipality in the province of Lecce, in Puglia. At the end of 2023 it had 8,657 residents, ranked 30 of 96 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Cutrofiano 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 0.055 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 5.7%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 2.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Cutrofiano declared an average taxable income of 17,666 euros, below the provincial average (19,196 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Cutrofiano is in climate zone C, with 1,240 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 81 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Cutrofiano has 5 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 6 grocery shops and supermarkets, 6 healthcare facilities, 5 sports facilities and 2 parks and green areas.
There are 0.6 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 9.2% of the land in Cutrofiano, compared with 14.1% in the province and 8.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 2.8 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Cutrofiano 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Cutrofiano, and 2 more have been cleaned up or closed. 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 Cutrofiano: 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 Cutrofiano 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 30 inhabited census areas in Cutrofiano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 70 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 27.8%
- good 72.2%
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 075026. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.