Can you buy a house in Puglia for 1 euro?

We have no verified one-euro scheme in Puglia on file. That means we have not confirmed one, not that none exists — schemes open and close through each comune's own notice. The cheapest houses here usually come from court auctions and private owners in the smaller inland towns.

Is Puglia losing population?

89% of Puglia's comuni with comparable figures had fewer residents in 2025 than in 2019, and the region's comuni as a whole changed by -2.5%. The steepest declines are almost always in the smallest towns.

Does Puglia qualify for Italy's 7% tax on foreign pensions?

Yes, in part. 213 of Puglia's 257 comuni have 20,000 residents or fewer, which with the region is the location test for the 7% flat tax on foreign pension income. The pension must be foreign-sourced and you must not have been tax-resident in Italy for the previous five years.

Where are the cheapest houses in Puglia?

In the small inland comuni that are losing people fastest — the list on this page is a good place to start. Genuinely cheap houses come from three places: one-euro schemes, Italian court auctions, and owners selling privately, often with no agent at all.

Puglia · 257 comuni

Moving to Puglia

Puglia is the heel of the boot, flat, olive-covered and ringed by coast. Of its 257 comuni, 89% had fewer residents in 2025 than in 2019, and 213 of them sit inside Italy's 7% pension-tax zone.

This page is for anyone looking at houses for sale in Puglia or thinking of moving there: which towns need people most, the one-euro schemes, and every comune in the region with its own page.

Updated September 2026 · figures from ISTAT

257
comuni: 89%
of them shrinking since 2019: -2.5%
population change, 2019–2025: 213
towns in the 7% tax zone

1 euro houses in Puglia

We have no verified one-euro scheme in Puglia on file yet. That is not the same as there being none: schemes are announced by each comune, in Italian, and come and go. Watch a town from its page and we will tell you the day its scheme page changes.

The house is rarely the expensive part. Read what the one-euro houses really cost before bidding on anything.

The towns in Puglia that most need people

Ranked by the Need Index: how fast the town is losing residents and how old its people are. These are where houses sit empty longest, where owners are most willing to sell, and where comuni run schemes to fill them.

1Carlantino-17.1% · 782
2Volturara Appula-13.9% · 353
3Celenza Valfortore-13.5% · 1,302
4Motta Montecorvino-12.4% · 603
5Celle di San Vito-10.1% · 142
6San Marco la Catola-12.2% · 841
7Rignano Garganico-11.3% · 1,748
8Panni-10.9% · 672
9Bovino-9.5% · 2,881
10Rocchetta Sant'Antonio-10.7% · 1,616
11Anzano di Puglia-10.1% · 1,075
12Chieuti-10.7% · 1,470
13Castelnuovo della Daunia-9.2% · 1,240
14Casalvecchio di Puglia-8.8% · 1,633
15Alberona-9.1% · 832

The 7% tax towns in Puglia

A foreign pensioner who moves their tax residence to a comune of 20,000 people or fewer here pays a flat 7% on all foreign income for nine years. 213 of Puglia's comuni meet that size test.

See every 7% tax town in Italy, or read how retiring to Italy works.

Every comune in Puglia

All 257, by province. Each has its own page with its population trend, median age, scheme status and neighbours.

Moving to Puglia: questions people ask

Can you buy a house in Puglia for 1 euro?: We have no verified one-euro scheme in Puglia on file. That means we have not confirmed one, not that none exists — schemes open and close through each comune's own notice. The cheapest houses here usually come from court auctions and private owners in the smaller inland towns.
Is Puglia losing population?: 89% of Puglia's comuni with comparable figures had fewer residents in 2025 than in 2019, and the region's comuni as a whole changed by -2.5%. The steepest declines are almost always in the smallest towns.
Does Puglia qualify for Italy's 7% tax on foreign pensions?: Yes, in part. 213 of Puglia's 257 comuni have 20,000 residents or fewer, which with the region is the location test for the 7% flat tax on foreign pension income. The pension must be foreign-sourced and you must not have been tax-resident in Italy for the previous five years.
Where are the cheapest houses in Puglia?: In the small inland comuni that are losing people fastest — the list on this page is a good place to start. Genuinely cheap houses come from three places: one-euro schemes, Italian court auctions, and owners selling privately, often with no agent at all.

Know which town? Get the move in order.

Your visa route, the steps once you land, what each costs — and whether your comune is in the 7% zone.

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Moving to Puglia

1 euro houses in Puglia

The towns in Puglia that most need people

The 7% tax towns in Puglia

Every comune in Puglia

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