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Monteroni di Lecce

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Total population

14,013

Air quality index

72Moderate
Coordinates40.32°, 18.10°

Demographic figures from ISTAT. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

Situated in Apulia, Italy, Monteroni di Lecce is a small town. Its coordinates of 40.324°, 18.098° place it in the temperate zone of the northern hemisphere. Public datasets list a population of roughly 14,013. Based on its temperate position, residents likely encounter four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. The location receives about 1,610 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 63% of daylight hours. The town belongs to the Lecce administrative unit. Additional figures on demographics, climate, geography and points of interest appear in the sections that follow, all drawn from open public datasets.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
40.3244
Longitude
18.0976
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Moderate
72
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
12.6
PM10 (µg/m³)
16.2
Ozone (µg/m³)
121
NO₂ (µg/m³)
1.3

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
14,610
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Eurasian Kestrel
    Falco tinnunculus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    365
  • Sardinian Warbler
    Curruca melanocephala (J.F.Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
    283
  • European Robin
    Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    217
  • Little Egret/Western Reef-Heron
    Egretta garzetta (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    186
  • Common Buzzard
    Buteo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    181
  • Eurasian Magpie
    Pica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    151
  • Great Cormorant/European Shag
    Phalacrocorax carbo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    149
  • Italian Sparrow
    Passer italiae (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
    146

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
14
Largest magnitude
4.2
Largest event
2005-08-12

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Graziano Pellè
Graziano Pellè
Italian footballer
Isabella, Princess of Taranto
Isabella, Princess of Taranto
Queen consort of Naples and suo jure Princess of Taranto
Joseph of Cupertino
Joseph of Cupertino
Italian conventual franciscan friar
D
Donato Negro
Italian archbishop
Giuseppe Maria Capece Zurlo
Giuseppe Maria Capece Zurlo
Catholic cardinal
C
Cosimo Stawiarski
Italian publisher
Alessandro Camisa
Alessandro Camisa
Italian footballer
Anna Vania Mello
Anna Vania Mello
Italian volleyball player
Marcello Semeraro
Marcello Semeraro
Italian Catholic cardinal and archbishop
Adriano Pappalardo
Adriano Pappalardo
Italian singer and actor (born 1945)
A
Adriano Preite
Italian architect
Antonio Prete
Antonio Prete
Italian writer
Biagio Putignano
Biagio Putignano
Italian composer
Dario Vangeli
Dario Vangeli
Italian boxer
D
Domenico Progna
Italian association football manager and association football player
E
Enzo Rossi Roiss
Italian poet, writer and journalist (1937–2023)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Apulia

Browse all places in Apulia →

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.41
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,610

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Southern Green Stink Bug
Southern Green Stink Bug
Nezara viridula
Seen 2026-06-26
Palm Moth
Palm Moth
Paysandisia archon
Seen 2026-06-26
Macroscytus brunneus
Macroscytus brunneus
Macroscytus brunneus
Seen 2026-06-25
red cabbage bug
red cabbage bug
Eurydema ornata
Seen 2026-06-25
German Yellowjacket
German Yellowjacket
Vespula germanica
Seen 2026-06-22
Bay laurel
Bay laurel
Laurus nobilis
Seen 2026-06-18
Scarce Swallowtail
Scarce Swallowtail
Iphiclides podalirius
Seen 2026-06-18
Common Hedgehog
Common Hedgehog
Erinaceus europaeus
Seen 2026-06-17
Little Egret
Little Egret
Egretta garzetta
Seen 2026-06-17

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Monteroni di Lecce, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

Mugnuli — Monteroni di Lecce, Italy0.1 miShoemaker–Levy 9 (D 1993 F2) impact sites on Jupiter on July 1994 (50430915478) — Monteroni di Lecce, Italy1.1 miISS053-E-192774 - View of Earth — Monteroni di Lecce, Italy1.7 miISS053-E-201997 - View of Earth — Monteroni di Lecce, Italy1.7 miISS020-E-10187 - View of Italy — Monteroni di Lecce, Italy1.7 miISS023-E-54003 - View of Earth — Monteroni di Lecce, Italy1.7 miISS023-E-54002 - View of Earth — Monteroni di Lecce, Italy1.7 miISS067-E-148418 - View of Earth — Monteroni di Lecce, Italy1.7 miISS067-E-202535 - View of Earth — Monteroni di Lecce, Italy1.7 miISS067-E-202536 - View of Earth — Monteroni di Lecce, Italy1.7 miISS067-E-202537 - View of Earth — Monteroni di Lecce, Italy1.7 miISS067-E-202538 - View of Earth — Monteroni di Lecce, Italy1.7 miCactus and Olives - panoramio — Monteroni di Lecce, Italy1.9 miPink Flowers and Olive Trees - panoramio — Monteroni di Lecce, Italy2.2 miTorre di Roca Vecchia, veduta — Monteroni di Lecce, Italy2.2 miVery Old Olive Trees - panoramio — Monteroni di Lecce, Italy2.3 miEventi serali a Rudiae "Evviva l'Italia" — Monteroni di Lecce, Italy2.7 miVisite guidate — Monteroni di Lecce, Italy2.7 miVisitatori Rudiae strada basolata — Monteroni di Lecce, Italy2.7 miMaggiulli Pozzo - panoramio — Monteroni di Lecce, Italy3.1 miMaggiulli Ingresso 1° Piano - panoramio — Monteroni di Lecce, Italy3.1 miMagiulli Ingresso - panoramio — Monteroni di Lecce, Italy3.1 miMaggiulli Viale - panoramio — Monteroni di Lecce, Italy3.1 miMagiulli Cappella Privata (S.Irene) - panoramio — Monteroni di Lecce, Italy3.1 mi

Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.

Official Identifiers

ISTAT — Italian National Institute of Statistics

ISTAT code
075048
Province
Lecce (LE)
Region
Puglia
NUTS3 (2024)
ITF45
Codice catastale
F604

Elenco comuni italiani (CC BY 3.0 IT)

Sources

  • • Wikimedia Commons
  • • Wikidata
  • • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • ISTAT — Italian national statistics (Elenco comuni italiani), via istat.it (official ISTAT code, province, region, NUTS3, codice catastale)
  • • ISTAT — Italian National Institute of Statistics — Elenco comuni italiani (CC BY 3.0 IT)