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Tiggiano: 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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Tiggiano, a Capo di Leuca village near Tricase

Tiggiano is a small town in the Capo di Leuca area, the far tip of Salento, a short way from Tricase and the Adriatic coast. The village is gathered around its old centre and baronial palace, and the countryside around it is made of dry stone walls, olive trees and rural houses.

If you are thinking of buying here, you will mostly find detached houses, often with a courtyard or garden, plus some old homes to restore in the centre. The beaches and coves of the Capo are a few minutes' drive away, which explains the number of houses lived in only in summer. To live here all year, check the distance to schools, pharmacies and shops, which the report measures from the address, and the condition of the flat roofs.

By the standards of the Lecce area the population is fairly young: the average age of 44.6 is below that of the province of Lecce (47.2). There are 2,799 residents (2023), down 4.5% since 2011, and households have 2.51 members on average. Foreign residents make up 3.4%.

Earthquake risk is low here. Tiggiano is in seismic zone 4, like the whole province, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.067 g. In an old house, rising damp and leaks matter more.

The climate is zone C in the Italian classification, with short winters. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, so the report gets down to the parcel from the address.

Key points

  • Capo di Leuca, near Tricase and the Adriatic coast
  • Average age 44.6, below the provincial average
  • 2,799 residents, down 4.5% since 2011
  • Seismic zone 4, low risk

Overview

Tiggiano is a municipality in the province of Lecce, in Puglia. At the end of 2023 it had 2,799 residents, ranked 75 of 96 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Tiggiano 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 0.067 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 4.5%. The estimated average age is 45 years, lower than the province average (47). 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 3.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Tiggiano declared an average taxable income of 18,346 euros, in line with the province (19,196 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Tiggiano is in climate zone C, with 1,221 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 128 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Tiggiano has 4 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 3 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 20.2% of the land in Tiggiano, 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

Tiggiano 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 Tiggiano.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Tiggiano: 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 Tiggiano 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 Tiggiano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 81 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 4.3%
  • good 29.9%
  • very good 65.8%

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 075086. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.