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Santa Cesarea Terme

Livability 5.4/10 · 2,764 residents · official site ↗

Santa Cesarea Terme — Palazzo Sticchi in Santa Cesarea Terme - panoramio.jpg1/10
Photo: Art Anderson · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons↗

Who this town suits

based on 100% of factors · 7/7 factors
based on 92% of factors · 11/12 factors
based on 62% of factors · 5/8 factors
based on 100% of factors · 6/6 factors
based on 78% of factors · 7/9 factors
based on 100% of factors · 6/6 factors
based on 82% of factors · 9/11 factors
based on 50% of factors · 3/6 factors · provisional
based on 90% of factors · 9/10 factors
based on 88% of factors · 7/8 factors
based on 83% of factors · 5/6 factors
based on 100% of factors · 6/6 factors

Scores are 0–10, computed only from factors we have data for; coverage shows how complete that is. A low score means a poor fit for that group’s needs, not a bad town. Tap an audience to see what drove its score.

The honest read

Working in its favour
  • An airport with scheduled flights is within reach — Brindisi Airport (BDS), about 81.5km away.
Depends on you
  • The coast is close — about 6.2km to the nearest beach.
  • An older, settled community — median age about 53, higher than most Italian comuni.
Working against it
  • The population is gradually declining — down 1.53% in the latest year. Worth weighing if long-term services and resale matter to you.
  • No hospital shows up within reach in our mapping — worth checking where the nearest one actually is before committing.

Written from the data on this page — this town's own ISTAT and OpenStreetMap figures, not editorial impressions.

People

Population2,764
Median age53
Under 1518.1%
Over 6531.4%
Foreign residents154 (5.6%)
Population sourceISTAT (official)

Where the population is heading

In 2025 (year-on-year)
Population change (2,807 → 2,764)-1.53%-43
Natural change (10 births − 41 deaths)-31
International migration (15 arrived − 3 left)+12
Internal migration (46 arrived − 70 left)-24

Arrivals and departures over the year, from the ISTAT demographic balance. International migration counts moves across Italy’s border; internal migration counts moves to and from other Italian comuni.

Long-range projections are published by ISTAT only for comuni over ~5,000 residents.

Age structure

Male Female
03366981310–410–1420–2430–3440–4450–5460–6470–7480–8490–94100+
Age band →

Property prices

Buy (sale)€610–2,200/m²
Rent€2.3–8.5/m²·mo
Central€1,200–2,200/m² · €4.8–8.5/m²·mo
Outskirts€610–1,150/m² · €2.3–4.6/m²·mo
Rural€690–1,300/m² · €2.8–5.2/m²·mo

Agenzia delle Entrate - OMI · 2025 H2 · broad indicative €/m² ranges by OMI zone, not a valuation or a listing price. Always check the specific address and current listings for any property.

Air travel

AirportBrindisi Airport (BDS) · 81.5 km · International

Nearest airport with scheduled passenger service (great-circle distance). Verified against OurAirports, Assaeroporti and Wikipedia — cargo-only and general-aviation fields are excluded. Check the airport site for current routes and timetables.

Leisure & facilities

Gym / fitness3.9km
Golf coursenone nearby
Park / green space0.5km
Sports pitch23 within 5km
Tennis court0.7km
Spa / saunanone nearby
Playground0.3km
Swimming pool0.3km
Walking / hiking pathsnone nearby

Mapped from OpenStreetMap; absence here means “not mapped,” which isn’t always the same as “not there.”

Daily life & distances (within 1 km / 3 km / 5 km)

Supermarkets
- / - / 6
Pharmacies
2 / 2 / 6
Restaurants
11 / 13 / 36
Cafés / bars
6 / 6 / 24
Schools
1 / 1 / 4
Banks / ATMs
  • 1.Bank or ATM (in Santa Cesarea Terme)
    ~2 min driving (0.9 km by road)
  • 2.Banca Popolare Pugliese (in Santa Cesarea Terme)
    ~2 min driving (0.9 km by road)
  • 3.Banca Unicredit (in Marittima)
    ~16 min driving (9.9 km by road)
Post offices
  • 1.Poste Italiane (in Santa Cesarea Terme)
    ~1 min driving (0.4 km by road)
  • 2.Post office (in Castro)
    ~10 min driving (6 km by road)
  • 3.Post office (in Vignacastrisi)
    ~12 min driving (7.4 km by road)
Doctors
  • 1.Alfa Analisi (in Poggiardo)
    ~19 min driving (11.4 km by road)
  • 2.Ambulatorio di Assistenza Sanitaria Turistica (in Marina di Andrano)
    ~17 min driving (12.6 km by road)
  • 3.Dott. Martella Luce (in Andrano)
    ~18 min driving (13.2 km by road)
Clinics
  • 1.ASL (in Andrano)
    ~17 min driving (12.9 km by road)
  • 2.ProDia (in Muro Leccese)
    ~24 min driving (18.1 km by road)
Dentists
  • 1.Studio dentistico Carluccio (in Vignacastrisi)
    ~12 min driving (7.4 km by road)
  • 2.Dentist (in Spongano)
    ~20 min driving (12 km by road)
  • 3.Studio dentistico Fabio Bacile di Castiglione (in Spongano)
    ~16 min driving (12.1 km by road)
Hospital
  • Hospital (in Poggiardo)
    ~18 min driving (11.1 km by road)
Beach
  • Caletta Porto Russo (in Portorusso)
    ~13 min driving (7.6 km by road)
Bus stopIn town (0.3km)
Train station7.6km

Counts show what’s mapped in OpenStreetMap within each ring. Where little is close, the nearest few are listed with an estimated drive time (a guide, not a measured route; typically ~1.5× the straight-line distance at rural speeds). Daily services are searched to 15 km; hospital and beach to 100 km.

Foreign community

Romania42
Morocco30
Albania15
Nigeria11
Gambia9
Senegal5
Germany4
Ukraine4
Guinea3
Sri Lanka3
Bangladesh2
Egypt2
France2
Guinea-Bissau2
Poland2
Somalia2
Argentina1
Austria1
Benin1
Cambodia1
…12

Foreign community — estimated religious background

Muslim49
Christian (Orthodox)47
Mixed Christian / Muslim26
Christian1

Estimated from the foreignresidents’ country of citizenship, not a religion census — a guide to the likely background of the foreign community, not a measured figure.

Civic vitality

Municipal siteUpdated in the last 3 days — actively maintained
Online servicesCIE login, PagoPA payments, SPID login
Schools & childcarecurrent enrolments, school transport (current school year)

Read automatically from the comune’s own website — soft signals of how active the local administration is, not a verdict. Some towns use a shared regional portal, so a quiet site doesn’t always mean a quiet town. See the methodology.

Schools & education

Schools in the comune2 nurseries · 2 primaries · 1 middle school · 4 high schools
9 state · MIUR 2026/27
High schools: ist prof per i servizi alberghieri e ristorazione, istituto magistrale, istituto superiore
UniversityNearest: Pegaso · 42.4 km

School counts from the MIUR Anagrafe scuole (presence by level, not a ranking). Universities and conservatories/academies from the MIUR institution lists; nearby university presence from OpenStreetMap. A student presence often means more rentals and services.

What’s around Santa Cesarea Terme

Nearby features by direction and distance — what we could locate, nothing guessed.

Sources: ISTAT↗ · OpenStreetMap↗ · Comune site↗ · Photo↗ · Updated October 9, 2026 · How we know this →