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Adelfia: 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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Adelfia, Canneto and Montrone in the countryside south of Bari

The name Adelfia comes from Greek and refers to brotherhood: the municipality was created in the 1920s by merging two neighbouring villages, Canneto and Montrone, and the two old centres can still be told apart, each with its own church and festivals. It lies inland, about fifteen kilometres south of Bari, in countryside of olive groves and table-grape vineyards.

Many residents work in Bari or in the industrial towns of the metropolitan area, and travel mostly by car. Houses in the two old centres are often stone-built, with vaulted ceilings and flat roofs; around them small blocks and detached houses have gone up, and in the countryside there are isolated homes and villas with land. If you buy an old house, have the vaults, roof and damp in the walls checked carefully.

The population is shrinking. In 2023 there were 16,473 residents, 3.7% fewer than in 2011. The estimated average age is 45.8, the same as the metropolitan area (45.8), and over-65s are 22.7%. Foreign residents are few, at 3.2%, and households average 2.41 people. Average declared incomes are below the metropolitan figure.

Earthquake hazard is low. In the national classification drawn up by the Civil Protection department, Adelfia is in seismic zone 3, like 33 other municipalities around Bari, while 7 are in zone 4, and the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.072 g. In older masonry buildings, checks on vaults and load-bearing walls are still worthwhile.

The countryside around Bari is cut by lame, natural channels in the limestone that stay dry for most of the year and can fill with water within hours after a heavy storm. The report checks flood hazard on the official maps for the address and finds the plot on the land registry maps of the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate).

Key points

  • Formed by merging Canneto and Montrone, south of Bari.
  • 16,473 residents, down 3.7% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.072 g.
  • Old stone houses with vaults: get them surveyed before buying.

Overview

Adelfia is a municipality in the province of Bari, in Puglia. At the end of 2023 it had 16,473 residents, ranked 27 of 41 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Adelfia 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 0.072 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 3.7%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 3.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Adelfia declared an average taxable income of 20,155 euros, below the provincial average (21,788 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Adelfia is in climate zone D, with 1,402 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 154 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Adelfia has 7 schools and 5 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 8 grocery shops and supermarkets, 13 healthcare facilities and 12 sports facilities.

There are 0.4 schools per 1,000 residents, fewer 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 12.0% of the land in Adelfia, compared with 9.7% in the province and 8.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 2.1 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Adelfia 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 no contaminated sites in Adelfia.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Adelfia: 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 Adelfia 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 43 inhabited census areas in Adelfia. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 74 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 12.8%
  • good 87.2%

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

ISTAT code 072002. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.