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Palmariggi: 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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Palmariggi, Salento village country between Maglie and Otranto

Between Maglie and Otranto, in eastern Salento (the heel of Italy), the countryside is a sweep of olive trees, dry-stone walls and small villages close to one another. Palmariggi is one of them: a lowland village at about 100 metres above sea level, with low stone houses, inner courtyards and flat roof terraces, and the Adriatic not far away.

Buyers here can have a house with a courtyard or garden and the sea within easy reach, but need a car for almost everything. Maglie is the reference point for secondary schools and services, and Lecce is less than an hour away. In old houses built of local limestone or tufa, the things to check are rising damp, the roof terraces and their waterproofing, and the services.

The population is shrinking and elderly: 1,356 residents in 2023, 12.7% fewer than in 2011, with an average age of 50.4 against 47.2 in the province and 31.3% over 65. Foreign nationals make up 1.0%. Declared incomes are slightly below the Lecce average.

Salento is calm on the earthquake front: all 96 municipalities in the province of Lecce are in seismic zone 4, the lowest band, and the expected ground acceleration in Palmariggi is 0.059 g. The climate is mild (zone C), with hot, breezy summers.

On flat limestone ground, the thing to check at the address is how rainwater drains away during storms, which the report reads from the official flood maps. The Revenue Agency's cadastral maps are available.

Key points

  • Eastern Salento, between Maglie and Otranto.
  • 31.3% over 65, average age 50.4.
  • All 96 municipalities around Lecce in seismic zone 4.
  • Stone houses: check damp and roof terraces.

Overview

Palmariggi is a municipality in the province of Lecce, in Puglia. At the end of 2023 it had 1,356 residents, among the smallest in the province (95 of 96).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Palmariggi 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 0.059 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 12.7%. The estimated average age is 50 years, higher than the province average (47). 31% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 1.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Palmariggi declared an average taxable income of 18,138 euros, below the provincial average (19,196 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Palmariggi is in climate zone C, with 1,235 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 99 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Palmariggi has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.6 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 10.6% of the land in Palmariggi, 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

Palmariggi 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 very 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 Palmariggi.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Palmariggi: 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 Palmariggi 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 3 inhabited census areas in Palmariggi. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 67 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 3.2%
  • good 96.8%

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 075058. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.