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Neviano: 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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Neviano, a farming town in inland Salento

Neviano is one of the farming towns of inland Salento, the heel of Italy, far enough from the sea to miss the summer traffic of the coast. It lies in the area between Galatina and Gallipoli, surrounded by olive groves, dry-stone walls and fields on low, almost flat ground. Lecce, the provincial capital, is under an hour away by car.

Most homes are detached houses of one or two storeys with a courtyard, built in local limestone or tufa in the old centre and in concrete in the newer outskirts. If you are buying an older house, check for rising damp in the walls, common in these buildings, and the condition of the vaulted ceilings. For work, many people commute to Galatina, Lecce or the towns on the Ionian coast.

The town is emptying. Istat, the national statistics office, recorded 4,872 residents in 2023, 642 fewer than in 2011, a fall of 11.6%. The average age is 48.6 (province 47.2) and 29.2% of residents are over 65, against 26.1% in the province. Foreign residents are few, at 2.2%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Salento is quiet as far as earthquakes go. All 96 municipalities in the province of Lecce are in seismic zone 4, the lowest, and Neviano's expected ground acceleration is about 0.055 g. The more practical risk here is flooding after heavy storms, as the flat ground drains poorly in some spots. The report checks this at the exact address.

Services on record include 4 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Revenue Agency publishes the cadastral maps, so the report can trace the land parcel from the address.

Key points

  • Inland Salento between Galatina and Gallipoli, among olive groves.
  • 4,872 residents, down 11.6% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 4, like the whole province of Lecce.
  • 29.2% over 65, above the provincial average.

Overview

Neviano is a municipality in the province of Lecce, in Puglia. At the end of 2023 it had 4,872 residents, ranked 55 of 96 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Neviano 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 11.6%. The estimated average age is 49 years, in line with the province. 29% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 2.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Neviano declared an average taxable income of 16,816 euros, below the provincial average (19,196 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Neviano has 4 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets, 3 healthcare facilities and 4 sports facilities.

There are 0.6 grocery shops and supermarkets 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 12.6% of the land in Neviano, compared with 14.1% in the province and 8.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.8 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Neviano 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 no open contaminated sites in Neviano; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Neviano: 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 Neviano 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 16 inhabited census areas in Neviano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 70 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 5.7%
  • good 94.3%

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 075053. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.