Novoli

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Novoli is a town and comune in the Italian province of Lecce in the Apulia region of south-east Italy.

Geography

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

Notable people from here

Giuseppe Maria Capece Zurlo

Catholic cardinal

Orontius of Lecce

Bishop of Lecce

Carmelo Bene

Italian actor (1937–2002)

T

Tiziano Manca

Italian composer

Luigi Pezzuto

Roman Catholic archbishop

Marcello Semeraro

Italian Catholic cardinal and archbishop

Nicola Arigliano

Italian recording artist; singer and jazz musician (1923–2010)

Ferdinando De Giorgi

Former Italian volleyball player and Head Coach Italian National Volleyball team

Enrico Enríquez

Catholic cardinal (1701-1756)

A

Antonio Giannoccaro

Italian association football referee

Arcangelo De Castris

Italian politician (1835–1905)

A

Arcangelo Leone de Castris

Italian literary critic (1929-2010)

Biagio Putignano

Italian composer

Carlo Tamberlani

Italian actor (1899-1980)

C

Cosimo La Penna

Italian association football player (1924-1993)

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

• Campi Salentina
  2.1 mi away · pop. 10,472
• Trepuzzi
  2.2 mi away · pop. 14,565
• Carmiano
  2.4 mi away · pop. 12,173
• Magliano
  2.9 mi away
• Rione Riesci
  3.4 mi away
• Arnesano
  3.7 mi away · pop. 3,453
• Squinzano
  4 mi away · pop. 14,207
• Salice Salentino
  4.5 mi away · pop. 8,863
• Monteroni di Lecce
  4.5 mi away · pop. 14,013
• Surbo
  4.6 mi away · pop. 15,155
• Veglie
  5.3 mi away · pop. 14,143
• Guagnano
  5.5 mi away · pop. 6,193

Browse all places in Apulia →

Recently spotted species

Italian Wall Lizard

Podarcis siculus

Seen 2026-09-25

tree-of-heaven

Ailanthus altissima

Seen 2026-09-24

Indian Milkweed Bug

Spilostethus pandurus

Seen 2026-09-20

Moorish Gecko

Tarentola mauritanica

Seen 2026-09-20

Mediterranean red bug

Scantius aegyptius

Seen 2026-09-19

Four-spotted Moth

Tyta luctuosa

Seen 2026-09-16

Small-headed tree ant

Liometopum microcephalum

Seen 2026-09-12

Egyptian Bird Grasshopper

Anacridium aegyptium

Seen 2026-09-11

common fig

Ficus carica

Seen 2026-09-09

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

Official Identifiers