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Leverano: 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 Giuseppe Garibaldi 1, Leverano.

Leverano, flowers, wine and Frederick II's tower

The tower above Leverano's old centre, attributed to Emperor Frederick II, can be seen from far off across the flat countryside of north-western Salento. The town lies between Lecce and the Ionian coast at Porto Cesareo and is one of the main flower-growing centres in Apulia: greenhouses and nurseries cover a large part of the land, next to vineyards and olive groves. Leverano wine has its own protected designation.

Many residents work for the farms and nurseries, others in Lecce, about twenty kilometres away, or in nearby towns. The sea at Porto Cesareo is close, and buyers here often weigh up both: a year-round home inland, at lower prices than on the coast, a short drive from the beach.

There were 13,476 residents in 2023, down 4.2% since 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. The population is younger than the province of Lecce, with an estimated mean age of 45.5 against 47.2 and over-65s at 24.9% against 26.1%. Households average 2.48 people, foreign residents are 5.1% and declared incomes are below the provincial average.

All 96 municipalities in the province of Lecce are in seismic zone 4 of the Civil Protection classification, the lowest, and here the expected ground acceleration is about 0.050 g. In houses in the centre, often with vaults in tuff or Lecce stone, damp, the state of the flat roofs and the heating and wiring matter more.

The ground is limestone with no rivers, but after heavy storms water gathers in the lowest spots and in the channels; the report checks flood hazard on the official maps for the individual address. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps and the report finds the parcel.

Key points

  • Greenhouses, nurseries and vineyards between Lecce and Porto Cesareo.
  • Mean age 45.5, younger than the province.
  • Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration about 0.050 g.
  • Vaulted tuff houses: watch for damp and roof condition.

Overview

Leverano is a municipality in the province of Lecce, in Puglia. At the end of 2023 it had 13,476 residents, ranked 11 of 96 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Leverano 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 0.050 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 4.2%. The estimated average age is 45 years, lower than the province average (47). 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 5.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Leverano declared an average taxable income of 16,293 euros, below the provincial average (19,196 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Leverano is in climate zone C, with 1,197 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 37 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Leverano has 10 schools and 4 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 12 grocery shops and supermarkets, 5 healthcare facilities, 5 sports facilities and 2 parks and green areas.

There are 0.4 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 10.7% of the land in Leverano, compared with 14.1% in the province and 8.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 2.1 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Leverano 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 Leverano. 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 Leverano: 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 Leverano 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 34 inhabited census areas in Leverano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 68 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 24.9%
  • good 75.1%

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 075037. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.