Gagliano del Capo: 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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Gagliano del Capo, the Ciolo and the tip of Salento
There is little of Puglia further south than Gagliano del Capo. The town sits at the very tip of Italy's heel, next to Santa Maria di Leuca, and its land runs down to the Adriatic along a high, rocky coast. This is where you find the Ciolo, a gorge reaching the sea, crossed by the bridge of the coast road and one of the most photographed spots in Salento.
The municipality also includes the inland hamlets of Arigliano and San Dana. Buyers can choose between houses in the old centre, often with an inner courtyard and vaulted ceilings, and scattered homes towards the coast, many used as holiday homes or let in summer. Gagliano is also the end of the line for the local Sud Est railway from Maglie, slow but handy if you do not drive.
Like many towns at the Cape, Gagliano is losing residents. Istat, the national statistics office, recorded 4,863 in 2023, down 10.0% since 2011. The average age is 47.9 and 27.7% are over 65, above the provincial figure of 26.1%. Declared incomes are lower than the Lecce average.
The earthquake picture is reassuring. The whole province of Lecce is in seismic zone 4, the lowest in the Civil Protection Department classification, and expected ground acceleration here is about 0.069 g. For a house near the coast, wind and salt spray matter more, as they wear down render, balcony railings and window frames; in older houses, damp in the walls is common.
On the high coast the report checks slope and cliff collapse or landslide areas at the address; inland, it looks for low spots where water collects after storms. Revenue Agency cadastral maps are available.
Key points
- At the tip of Salento, next to Leuca, with the Ciolo gorge.
- 4,863 residents, down 10.0% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration about 0.069 g.
- End of the Sud Est railway line from Maglie.
Overview
Gagliano del Capo is a municipality in the province of Lecce, in Puglia. At the end of 2023 it had 4,863 residents, ranked 56 of 96 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Gagliano del Capo 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 0.069 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 10.0%. 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 2.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Gagliano del Capo declared an average taxable income of 16,487 euros, below the provincial average (19,196 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Gagliano del Capo is in climate zone C, with 1,100 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 144 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Gagliano del Capo has 4 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 4 grocery shops and supermarkets, 5 healthcare facilities and 2 sports facilities.
There are 1.0 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, more 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 20.5% of the land in Gagliano del Capo, compared with 14.1% in the province and 8.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.
Radon and contaminated sites
Gagliano del Capo 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 no contaminated sites in Gagliano del Capo.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Gagliano del Capo: 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 Gagliano del Capo 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 26 inhabited census areas in Gagliano del Capo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 75 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 20.2%
- good 35.7%
- very good 44.2%
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 075028. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.