San Pietro Vernotico: what to know before buying a home
A municipality in the province of Brindisi, Puglia. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.
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San Pietro Vernotico, between Brindisi, Lecce and the sea
San Pietro Vernotico is the last sizeable town in the province of Brindisi before you cross into the province of Lecce. It sits on the flat Salento plain among vineyards and olive groves, and its territory reaches the Adriatic at Campo di Mare, a seaside area made up mostly of summer villas.
Buyers here are choosing between two quite different markets. In town there are courtyard houses and small blocks of flats, often sold by families after an inheritance, at modest prices. In Campo di Mare second homes dominate, empty for much of the year, and what matters is how the structures have stood up to salt air and how far they are from the shore. The town has a station on the railway between Brindisi and Lecce, and the dual carriageway linking the two cities runs close by.
Like many towns in Salento, San Pietro is losing people: 13,013 residents in 2023, down 6.9% since 2011. The population is older than the provincial average, with a mean age of 47.6 against 46.7 and 27.3% over 65. Foreign residents account for 4.5%.
Seismic risk is the lowest in the Italian classification: all 20 municipalities in the province of Brindisi are in zone 4, and expected ground acceleration is about 0.047 g. In older houses the real costs come from rising damp, flat roofs that need waterproofing and wiring or plumbing that needs replacing.
On the coastal plain, water from heavy storms drains slowly and some low-lying spots flood; along the shore, erosion matters too. These are checks for the individual address, and the report runs them starting from the cadastral maps published by the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate).
Key points
- Salento plain between Brindisi and Lecce, with the Campo di Mare seafront.
- Population down 6.9% since 2011, 27.3% over 65.
- Whole province in seismic zone 4, acceleration about 0.047 g.
- Older homes: damp, flat roofs and services cost more than quake risk.
Overview
San Pietro Vernotico is a municipality in the province of Brindisi, in Puglia. At the end of 2023 it had 13,013 residents, ranked 11 of 20 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, San Pietro Vernotico is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. All 20 municipalities in the province are in the same zone.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.047 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 6.9%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 4.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in San Pietro Vernotico declared an average taxable income of 19,339 euros, in line with the province (19,420 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
San Pietro Vernotico is in climate zone C, with 1,123 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 36 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, San Pietro Vernotico has 10 schools and 4 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 7 grocery shops and supermarkets, 6 healthcare facilities, 11 sports facilities and 3 parks and green areas.
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 11.9% of the land in San Pietro Vernotico, compared with 10.7% in the province and 8.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.2 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
San Pietro Vernotico 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 San Pietro Vernotico, and one more has been cleaned up or closed. 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 San Pietro Vernotico: 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 Pietro Vernotico 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 55 inhabited census areas in San Pietro Vernotico. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 66 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 0.1%
- fair 39.5%
- good 60.4%
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
- 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 074016. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.