Acquaviva delle Fonti: what to know before buying a home
A municipality in the province of Bari, Puglia. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.
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Acquaviva delle Fonti, the Miulli hospital and the red onion
Two very different things make Acquaviva delle Fonti known throughout Puglia: the Miulli hospital, which serves an area far larger than the town, and the red onion that carries the town's name. It sits on the Murge plateau south of Bari, at around three hundred metres, some thirty kilometres from the regional capital.
The old centre keeps the Palazzo de Mari and the cathedral, with the modern town spread around them. Beyond the built-up area lies Murge countryside: dry-stone walls, olive groves, vegetable plots and old farmhouses (masserie). The station on the Bari to Taranto line makes rail commuting to Bari possible, alongside the local roads that lead to the main road into the city.
The population is falling. Istat, the national statistics office, counted 19,826 residents in 2023, 5.8% fewer than in 2011. The average age is 46.7, a little above the metropolitan area (45.8); 25.7% of residents are over 65 and 3.5% are foreign nationals.
The town's schools also serve its neighbours: 20 education sites, 1.01 per 1,000 residents against 0.66 in the province. Healthcare sites, at 18, are likewise above the average per resident.
Seismic risk is moderate: zone 3, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.076 g. The ground itself is more unusual. The Murge is a limestone plateau shaped by karst, with cavities and hollows, and where the land is cut by shallow valleys and depressions, water can gather quickly after heavy storms. The report checks the official landslide and flood maps for the address and finds the house on the Revenue Agency's cadastral maps.
Key points
- Home of the Miulli hospital, on the Murge south of Bari.
- Station on the Bari to Taranto line.
- 19,826 residents in 2023, down 5.8% since 2011.
- 1.01 schools per 1,000 residents, province 0.66.
Overview
Acquaviva delle Fonti is a municipality in the province of Bari, in Puglia. At the end of 2023 it had 19,826 residents, ranked 19 of 41 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Acquaviva delle Fonti is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Most municipalities in the province (34 of 41) are in the same zone.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.076 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
Even in zone 3, seismic standards apply to new buildings: for an older building, ask about the design year and any structural work.
Population
Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has fallen by 5.8%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 3.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Acquaviva delle Fonti declared an average taxable income of 21,503 euros, in line with the province (21,788 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Acquaviva delle Fonti is in climate zone D, with 1,610 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 1 November to 15 April, for up to 12 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 300 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Acquaviva delle Fonti has 20 schools and 6 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 17 grocery shops and supermarkets, 18 healthcare facilities, 14 sports facilities and 1 green area.
There are 1.0 schools per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.7).
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 7.5% of the land in Acquaviva delle Fonti, compared with 9.7% in the province and 8.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 2.9 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Acquaviva delle Fonti 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 2 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Acquaviva delle Fonti. The report tells you whether one is close to the address.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Acquaviva delle Fonti: 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 Acquaviva delle Fonti 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 69 inhabited census areas in Acquaviva delle Fonti. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 71 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 7.8%
- good 92.2%
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 072001. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.