Torre Santa Susanna: 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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Torre Santa Susanna, olive groves and vines inland from Brindisi
On the plain of northern Salento, between Mesagne and Oria, Torre Santa Susanna is a farming town surrounded by vineyards and by what were, until a few years ago, dense olive groves. Xylella, the bacterium that has killed millions of olive trees in Puglia, has hit this countryside too, and on many plots the dead trees have been felled or replaced with new planting.
The historic centre has low stone houses, often built around a courtyard, with thick walls and vaulted ceilings. Around it are homes built from the 1960s onwards and, in the countryside, masserie (fortified farmhouses) and rural cottages. Anyone buying a country property should check carefully that extensions are permitted, how water and drainage are connected and the condition of the land, which may have lost much of its farming value after Xylella.
The town is losing residents. At the end of 2023 Istat, the national statistics office, counted 10,094, down 5.7% since 2011, with a mean age of 45.7 and 23.7% over 65, slightly below the province. Foreign residents are very few, 1.9%, and declared incomes are below the provincial average. For hospitals and specialist care people go to Brindisi or nearby towns; sports facilities on record, on the other hand, are plentiful, 11.
Earthquakes are a minor concern here: all 20 municipalities in the province of Brindisi are in seismic zone 4, the lowest on the Civil Protection Department's scale from 1 to 4, and expected ground acceleration is about 0.050 g. In older houses, rising damp, the state of the vaults and waterproofing of flat roof terraces matter more.
Winters are mild (climate zone C) and summers long and hot, so roof insulation, orientation and shade count as much as heating. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps and the report finds the plot from the address, also checking flood hazard in the lowest parts of the countryside.
Key points
- Farming town between Mesagne and Oria, in northern Salento.
- Olive groves hit by Xylella: check the condition of the land.
- Population down 5.7% since 2011.
- All 20 municipalities in the province in seismic zone 4.
Overview
Torre Santa Susanna is a municipality in the province of Brindisi, in Puglia. At the end of 2023 it had 10,094 residents, ranked 13 of 20 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Torre Santa Susanna 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 0.050 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 5.7%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 1.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Torre Santa Susanna declared an average taxable income of 17,129 euros, below the provincial average (19,420 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Torre Santa Susanna is in climate zone C, with 1,176 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 72 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Torre Santa Susanna has 6 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 8 grocery shops and supermarkets and 11 sports facilities.
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 9.0% of the land in Torre Santa Susanna, compared with 10.7% in the province and 8.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 2.6 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Torre Santa Susanna 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 Torre Santa Susanna.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Torre Santa Susanna: 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 Torre Santa Susanna 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 25 inhabited census areas in Torre Santa Susanna. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 66 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 35.2%
- good 64.8%
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
- 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 074019. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.