Barletta: what to know before buying a home
A municipality in the province of Barletta-Andria-Trani, Puglia. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.
Search for an address in Barletta
The report looks at the exact point: landslide and flood risk, seismic zone, price per square metre for the area, services and nearby stops.
For example: Via Dante 7, Milan.
Barletta, the Colossus, the Challenge and the sea
Barletta is remembered for the Disfida, the Challenge of Barletta of 1503, when thirteen Italian knights took on and defeated thirteen French knights, an episode the town is still proud to be linked with. In the centre, next to the Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre, stands the Colossus, a huge bronze statue from late antiquity, and a castle guards the seafront. The municipality also includes Cannae, where Hannibal fought the Romans. Today this Adriatic town lives on its port, trade, farming and industry.
Barletta is one of the three joint capitals of the province of Barletta-Andria-Trani. In 2023 it had 92,365 residents, 24.4% of the province, down 2.0% from 94,239 in 2011. The population is young by Puglia's standards, with 21.4% over 65 against 24.2% regionally, and households are large, averaging 2.58 people. Foreign nationals make up 2.6%.
On services, Overture's open map data record 80 sports facilities and 57 healthcare sites, above the provincial rate per resident, together with 48 education sites, 43 supermarkets, 30 officially registered pharmacies and 392 cafés and restaurants. Recorded green spaces are few, just five.
For earthquake risk Barletta is in seismic zone 2, like six other municipalities in the province; three are in zone 3. Expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.145 g, a mid-range value. A buyer can ask the seller for the construction date, details of any structural work and the paperwork behind it, starting with the structural test certificate (collaudo).
Cadastral maps from the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) are available, and the report identifies the land parcel from the address. Between the low coastline and the farmland inland, landslide and flood risk is assessed for the individual address, not for the town as a whole.
Key points
- 92,365 residents in 2023, down 2.0% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 2, expected ground acceleration about 0.145 g.
- One of three joint capitals of the province of Barletta-Andria-Trani.
- Sports and healthcare provision above the provincial rate per resident.
Overview
Barletta is the capital of the province of Barletta-Andria-Trani, in Puglia. At the end of 2023 it had 92,365 residents, ranked 0 of 10 municipalities in the province. 24% of the province's residents live here.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Barletta is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (7 of 10) are in the same zone.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.145 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Barletta, the building matters a great deal: ask for the design year, whether it met the 2008 seismic standards, and whether any seismic retrofit has been carried out.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood risk changes from one street to the next, even within the same municipality: for this reason we do not summarise it as a single figure for the whole of Barletta.
The report checks the exact address against the ISPRA national maps and tells you in plain words whether the building falls within an at-risk area. The official map is also available on IdroGEO.
House prices
We do not publish price tables by municipality. The report gives the minimum and maximum price per square metre for the address's zone, from the Revenue Agency's OMI valuations, with the reference half-year. It is a range for the zone, not the value of a specific home.
Population
Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has fallen by 2.0%. The estimated average age is 44 years, in line with the province. 21% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 2.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.6 members.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Barletta has 48 schools and 30 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 43 grocery shops and supermarkets, 57 healthcare facilities, 80 sports facilities and 5 parks and green areas.
This data is gathered from several providers: services may be missing or closed businesses may still appear. The report counts services within 500 metres and 1 kilometre of the address.
Public transport
We do not yet have open public transport timetables for this municipality: the report says so explicitly, without inventing distances.
Land registry
The Revenue Agency publishes the cadastral maps for Barletta: the report finds the building's parcel, that is its sheet and parcel number, starting from the address.
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 2026-08-19.0.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 110002. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.