Monteroni di Lecce: 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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Monteroni di Lecce, on the doorstep of Lecce and its university
Only a few kilometres of countryside separate Lecce from Monteroni, and along the road between them lies the Ecotekne campus of the University of Salento. Monteroni is south-west of the city, on flat land, and largely works as part of its commuter belt: many residents work or study in Lecce.
Being close to Lecce is the main reason people look for homes here. The historic centre has courtyard houses and buildings in Lecce stone, the pale, soft limestone used across the province; around it are districts of detached houses and blocks of flats built over the last few decades. Lecce stone absorbs water and crumbles if it is not protected, so on the façades and balconies of older buildings check the condition of the stone, as well as the flat roof terraces.
Istat, the national statistics office, counted 13,236 residents in 2023, down 4.6% on 2011. The estimated average age is 46.5, just below the provincial 47.2, with over-65s at 24.5% against 26.1%. Foreign residents make up 5.7% and households have 2.33 members on average. Declared incomes are a little below the provincial average.
Seismic hazard is among the lowest in Italy. Monteroni is in zone 4, like 95 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.049 g. In older homes, insulation, windows and services matter more than the structure.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report starts from the address to find the plot. On the porous limestone ground of Salento, heavy rain can flood streets and basements in the lowest areas, and the report checks the official flood maps for the exact spot.
Key points
- Just south-west of Lecce, near the Ecotekne university campus.
- Population down 4.6% since 2011; over-65s at 24.5%.
- Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration about 0.049 g.
- Lecce stone: check façades, balconies and roof terraces.
Overview
Monteroni di Lecce is a municipality in the province of Lecce, in Puglia. At the end of 2023 it had 13,236 residents, ranked 15 of 96 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Monteroni di Lecce 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 0.049 g, a low 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 4.6%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 5.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Monteroni di Lecce declared an average taxable income of 18,295 euros, in line with the province (19,196 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Monteroni di Lecce is in climate zone C, with 1,055 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 35 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Monteroni di Lecce has 9 schools and 4 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 8 grocery shops and supermarkets, 4 healthcare facilities and 11 sports facilities.
There are 0.3 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 21.5% of the land in Monteroni di Lecce, 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
Monteroni di Lecce 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 high. 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 Monteroni di Lecce.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Monteroni di Lecce: 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 Monteroni di Lecce 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 31 inhabited census areas in Monteroni di Lecce. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 72 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 20.3%
- good 79.7%
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 075048. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.