Salice Salentino: 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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Salice Salentino, wine country in northern Salento
Salice Salentino lies on the plain of northern Salento, inland and north-west of Lecce, near the border with the province of Brindisi. Its name is tied above all to wine: the Salice Salentino appellation, made mostly from Negroamaro grapes, is one of the best known in Puglia, and wineries and vineyards remain an important part of local life.
Buyers find courtyard houses and small town mansions in the centre, built of Lecce stone and tuff, and newer villas on the edges. Old houses have vaulted ceilings, thick walls and often rising damp that needs checking. Both the Adriatic and the Ionian coasts are within driving distance, and Lecce is where people go for the hospital, the university and public offices.
The town is emptying and ageing: 7,732 residents at the end of 2023, down 10.5% since 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office, with an average age of 48.2 and over-65s at 28.6%, above the 26.1% of the province of Lecce. Foreign residents are few, at 2.3%. For buyers, this often means houses that have stood empty for a long time and deserve a proper survey. Average declared incomes are below the provincial figure.
Earthquakes are a minor concern here: all 96 municipalities in the province of Lecce are in seismic zone 4, the lowest class on the scale kept by the Civil Protection Department (Protezione Civile), and expected ground acceleration is about 0.049 g. In old houses, the condition of the vaults, floors and flat roof terraces matters far more, and the terraces need good waterproofing.
The countryside is flat, and after heavy rain water collects in low-lying hollows with no outlet, which can flood. The report reads the official maps for the address, together with the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps published for Salice. In recent years the Xylella bacterium has struck Salento's olive trees and changed the look of much of the countryside.
Key points
- Home of Salice Salentino wine, north-west of Lecce.
- Residents down 10.5% since 2011.
- Over-65s at 28.6%, average age 48.2.
- Whole province in seismic zone 4.
Overview
Salice Salentino is a municipality in the province of Lecce, in Puglia. At the end of 2023 it had 7,732 residents, ranked 34 of 96 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Salice Salentino 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 10.5%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 29% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 2.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Salice Salentino declared an average taxable income of 18,012 euros, below the provincial average (19,196 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Salice Salentino is in climate zone C, with 1,137 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 47 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Salice Salentino has 6 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 9 grocery shops and supermarkets, 3 healthcare facilities, 2 sports facilities and 1 green area.
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 7.3% of the land in Salice Salentino, compared with 14.1% in the province and 8.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.0 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Salice Salentino 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 Salice Salentino; one has been cleaned up or closed.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Salice Salentino: 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 Salice Salentino 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 27 inhabited census areas in Salice Salentino. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 69 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 0.4%
- fair 13.0%
- good 86.6%
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 075065. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.