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.
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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 79 sports facilities and 77 healthcare sites, above the provincial rate per resident, together with 48 education sites, 48 supermarkets, 30 officially registered pharmacies and 438 cafés and restaurants. Recorded green spaces are few, just five.
For earthquake risk Barletta is in seismic zone 2, like 6 other municipalities in the province; 3 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, the second most populous 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.
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.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Barletta declared an average taxable income of 18,968 euros, in line with the province (18,445 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Barletta is in climate zone C, with 1,306 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 15 November to 31 March, for up to 10 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 15 metres above sea level.
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 48 grocery shops and supermarkets, 77 healthcare facilities, 79 sports facilities and 4 parks and green areas.
There are 0.8 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.6).
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 10.9% of the land in Barletta, compared with 7.0% in the province and 8.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 3.2 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Barletta 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 medium. Radon varies from building to building and can only be known by measuring it, especially on ground floors and in basements.
Official databases list 11 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Barletta, and 2 more have been cleaned up or closed. 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 Barletta: 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 Barletta 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 370 inhabited census areas in Barletta. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 80 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 0.1%
- fair 3.2%
- good 46.1%
- very good 50.6%
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 110002. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.