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Nociglia: 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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Nociglia, inland Salento among olives and farmsteads

In southern Salento, a few kilometres from both coasts, Nociglia is a country village built on almost flat ground among olive groves, dry stone walls and old farmsteads, known as masserie. Maglie is the nearest town for shops and services, Lecce is within driving distance, and in summer the beaches of the Adriatic and the Ionian are a short trip away.

The old centre has low stone houses with courtyards and terraces, and the odd grand townhouse; on the edges there are detached homes and newer houses. Buying an old house means budgeting for work on roofs, rising damp and services. Country homes, often small rural stone buildings, need a careful check of what is properly registered at the land registry.

The population is falling and ageing. According to Istat, the Italian national statistics office, there were 2,100 residents in 2023, down 14.5% on 2011. The average age is 49.0, against 47.2 in the province of Lecce, and over-65s make up 29.1%. Foreign residents account for 3.1%. Declared incomes are close to the provincial average.

The seismic picture is calm: zone 4, the lowest, like every municipality in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.060 g. The climate zone is C, with mild winters.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps: the report traces the plot from the address and measures distances to schools, pharmacies and shops.

Key points

  • Country village in inland Salento, near Maglie.
  • Down 14.5% since 2011, average age 49.0.
  • Seismic zone 4, the lowest.
  • Stone houses: check roofs, damp and land registry records.

Overview

Nociglia is a municipality in the province of Lecce, in Puglia. At the end of 2023 it had 2,100 residents, ranked 83 of 96 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Nociglia 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 0.060 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 14.5%. The estimated average age is 49 years, higher than the province average (47). 29% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 3.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Nociglia declared an average taxable income of 18,916 euros, in line with the province (19,196 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Nociglia is in climate zone C, with 1,276 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 102 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Nociglia has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 sports facility.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.8 per 1,000 residents.

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 13.1% of the land in Nociglia, compared with 14.1% in the province and 8.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.7 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Nociglia 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 Nociglia. 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 Nociglia: 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 Nociglia 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 10 inhabited census areas in Nociglia. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 61 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 100.0%

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 075054. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.