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San Cassiano: 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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The report looks at the exact point: landslide and flood risk, seismic zone, price per square metre for the area, services and nearby stops.

For example: Via Roma 1, San Cassiano.

San Cassiano, a Salento village between two seas

Distances are short in the southern Salento. From San Cassiano, an inland village near Maglie, both the Adriatic and the Ionian coasts are a short drive. The village is flat, below 100 metres, surrounded by olive groves and fields divided by dry-stone walls. Maglie is the local hub for secondary schools, shops and services, and Lecce is about half an hour away.

Homes are mostly one or two storey houses with a courtyard or roof terrace, plus some newer detached houses on the edges. For a small municipality it is fairly built up: a noticeable share of the land is covered by buildings, roads and yards. Anyone after a country house will find farmhouses and land, to be checked for access, wells and utility connections.

At the end of 2023 there were 1,941 residents, down 7.8% on 2011, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 48.1, against 47.2 in the province of Lecce, and over-65s are 28.4%. Foreign residents make up 3.1%. Declared incomes are slightly above the provincial average.

Earthquakes are not a big concern: all 96 municipalities in the province, San Cassiano included, are in seismic zone 4, with low expected ground acceleration (0.060 g here). In houses built of the local Lecce stone, the weak points are elsewhere: rising damp, flat terraces that need waterproofing and old wiring and plumbing.

Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are available, and the report goes from the address to the land parcel and the official flood maps, useful in lower-lying spots.

Key points

  • Inland Salento near Maglie, between two seas.
  • Low houses with courtyards, farmhouses among olives.
  • Seismic zone 4, like the whole province.
  • Population down 7.8% since 2011.

Overview

San Cassiano is a municipality in the province of Lecce, in Puglia. At the end of 2023 it had 1,941 residents, among the smallest in the province (86 of 96).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, San Cassiano 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 7.8%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 28% 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 San Cassiano declared an average taxable income of 20,710 euros, above the provincial average (19,196 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

San Cassiano is in climate zone C, with 1,204 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 94 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, San Cassiano has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 2 sports facilities and 1 green area.

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 17.1% of the land in San Cassiano, 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

San Cassiano 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 contaminated sites in San Cassiano.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within San Cassiano: 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 San Cassiano 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 6 inhabited census areas in San Cassiano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 67 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.2%
  • fair 41.4%
  • good 58.4%

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 075095. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.