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Taviano: 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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For example: Via Regina Margherita 1, Taviano.

Taviano, an inland Salento town with a seaside at Mancaversa

Taviano lies in south-western Salento, the heel of Italy, on the flat land south-east of Gallipoli, with a stretch of Ionian coast where the seaside settlement of Mancaversa stands. The land is flat and given over to olive groves and vegetable plots, and like the rest of Salento it has lost many olive trees in recent years to Xylella, a plant disease.

Two very different kinds of home come up for sale. In the town there are old courtyard houses with thick stone walls and houses in the districts built after the war. At Mancaversa, on the low rocky coast, most properties are second homes used in summer. A seaside house lived in for a few months a year needs attention to salt air, damp and the systems, and it is wise to have a surveyor check that the building permits are in order.

The town is losing people. Istat, the national statistics office, counted 11,449 residents in 2023, down 8.3% on 2011, or 1,043 fewer. The estimated average age of 47.0 and the share of over-65s, 26.3%, are in line with the province of Lecce. Foreign residents make up 3.1%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average. There are 0.61 pharmacies per 1,000 residents, more than the provincial average.

Earthquake risk is low: all 96 municipalities in the province of Lecce are in seismic zone 4, the lowest, and expected ground acceleration is about 0.056 g. In old houses, what matters most is the roof, the stone vaults and damp in the walls.

The ground in Salento is limestone, and in heavy rain water can pool in the lowest parts of the countryside and of some districts. The report checks flood hazard for the address, and coastal hazard along the shore, and finds the plot on the Revenue Agency's cadastral maps.

Key points

  • Inland near Gallipoli, with second homes at Mancaversa on the Ionian Sea.
  • Population down 8.3% since 2011.
  • Whole province in seismic zone 4, acceleration about 0.056 g.
  • 0.61 pharmacies per 1,000 residents, above the provincial average.

Overview

Taviano is a municipality in the province of Lecce, in Puglia. At the end of 2023 it had 11,449 residents, ranked 20 of 96 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Taviano 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 0.056 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 8.3%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 3.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Taviano declared an average taxable income of 16,925 euros, below the provincial average (19,196 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Taviano is in climate zone C, with 1,099 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 58 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Taviano has 8 schools and 7 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 9 grocery shops and supermarkets, 5 healthcare facilities, 7 sports facilities and 5 parks and green areas.

There are 0.6 pharmacies per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.4).

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 23.6% of the land in Taviano, compared with 14.1% in the province and 8.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 3.2 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Taviano 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 Taviano.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Taviano: 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 Taviano 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 28 inhabited census areas in Taviano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 67 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 1.8%
  • fair 36.4%
  • good 61.8%

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 075085. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.