Sogliano Cavour: 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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Sogliano Cavour, inland Salento next to Galatina
Sogliano Cavour is a town in inland Salento, on the plain south of Lecce, close to Galatina, which many residents rely on for shops, secondary schools and hospital care. The ground is flat limestone, with olive groves, fields and dry-stone walls between one town and the next. The second part of the name, Cavour, was added after Italian unification.
The town is compact, and a large share of its land is built on. The centre has courtyard houses and small palazzi with thick walls and vaults in local limestone or tuff, which stay cool in summer but need care against damp; around them are detached houses with gardens built in recent decades. The climate is mild (climate zone C), with hot, dry summers. Average declared incomes are below the average for the province of Lecce.
At the end of 2023 there were 3,863 residents, down 5.0% from 4,065 in 2011. The average age of 47.6 is in line with the province (47.2); over-65s make up 27.3% and foreign residents 2.5%. Overture Maps data list 6 supermarkets and food shops, 1.55 per 1,000 residents against 0.79 in the province.
Salento is quiet when it comes to earthquakes. All 96 municipalities in the province are in seismic zone 4, the lowest, and the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.055 g. For a house with stone vaults, upkeep, especially of roof terraces and coverings, matters more than earthquake resistance.
With no rivers, heavy rain leaves water standing in the lowest areas and in the streets. The report checks the official flood maps for the address and, using the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps, finds the plot.
Key points
- Inland Salento, south of Lecce and close to Galatina.
- 3,863 residents, down 5.0% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 4, like the whole province of Lecce.
- Courtyard houses with stone vaults: upkeep comes first.
Overview
Sogliano Cavour is a municipality in the province of Lecce, in Puglia. At the end of 2023 it had 3,863 residents, ranked 64 of 96 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Sogliano Cavour 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 0.055 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 5.0%. 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 2.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Sogliano Cavour declared an average taxable income of 17,971 euros, below the provincial average (19,196 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Sogliano Cavour is in climate zone C, with 1,225 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 75 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Sogliano Cavour has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 6 grocery shops and supermarkets, 3 healthcare facilities and 1 sports facility.
There are 1.6 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.8).
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 27.0% of the land in Sogliano Cavour, 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
Sogliano Cavour 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 medium. 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 Sogliano Cavour.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Sogliano Cavour: 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 Sogliano Cavour 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 14 inhabited census areas in Sogliano Cavour. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 71 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 6.1%
- good 93.9%
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 075075. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.