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Diso: 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 Litoranea 1, Diso.

Diso and Marittima, Salento near the Castro coast

In southern Salento, towards the Adriatic side, Diso is a municipality with two centres: the village itself, inland, and the hamlet of Marittima, closer to the sea and to the rocky coastline running down towards Castro. Lecce is about an hour's drive away, and the roads to Maglie and Tricase connect it with the rest of the province.

The market here has two sides. In the old centres there are courtyard houses and small palazzi in local Lecce stone, often in need of renovation. Nearer the coast, holiday homes lived in mainly during the summer play a large part. If you plan to live here all year, look at the distance to services, which the report measures from the address, and at the state of flat roof terraces and waterproofing, which sun and damp put to the test.

The population is older and shrinking. There are 2,803 residents (2023), 8.8% fewer than in 2011, and the average age of 51.5 is well above the province of Lecce (47.2). People over 65 make up 32.8% and foreign residents 3.1%.

Salento is quiet on earthquakes. Diso is in seismic zone 4, like all 96 municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.066 g. The climate is zone C in the Italian classification, with mild winters and only a few months of heating.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, so the report identifies the parcel and links constraints and services to it.

Key points

  • Inland village plus the hamlet of Marittima towards the sea
  • Average age 51.5, above the province
  • 2,803 residents, down 8.8% since 2011
  • Seismic zone 4, like all of the Lecce area

Overview

Diso is a municipality in the province of Lecce, in Puglia. At the end of 2023 it had 2,803 residents, ranked 74 of 96 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Diso 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 0.066 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 8.8%. The estimated average age is 51 years, higher than the province average (47). 33% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 3.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Diso declared an average taxable income of 19,677 euros, in line with the province (19,196 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Diso is in climate zone C, with 1,246 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 100 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Diso has 3 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets, 2 healthcare facilities, 2 sports facilities and 1 green area.

There are 0.7 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 19.8% of the land in Diso, compared with 14.1% in the province and 8.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.9 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Diso 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 Diso. 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 Diso: 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 Diso 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 12 inhabited census areas in Diso. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 70 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.5%
  • fair 7.3%
  • good 92.3%

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 075027. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.