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Bisceglie: 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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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 Sant'Andrea 1, Bisceglie.

Bisceglie, the old harbour town between Trani and Molfetta

The province of Barletta-Andria-Trani has three capital towns, and Bisceglie is the large coastal municipality that is not one of them. It lies between Trani and Molfetta, with a harbour for fishing boats and pleasure craft and a medieval old quarter packed around its Romanesque cathedral. In the countryside behind, among olive and cherry orchards, stands the Dolmen della Chianca, a Bronze Age megalithic tomb.

House hunters have three kinds of choice. The old quarter has stone houses needing renovation and lanes where cars cannot go. Around the main street are nineteenth-century and post-war buildings, with services on the doorstep. Along the rocky coast to the north and south there are small villas and summer homes, popular with people from Bari and inland. The Adriatic railway stops in town, and Bari and Barletta are a short train ride away.

At the end of 2023 Bisceglie had 53,536 residents, 2.1% fewer than in 2011. In a small province of only 10 municipalities it holds 14.2% of the population. The average age of 45.0 is almost the same as the province's, foreign residents are 2.6% and incomes are slightly above the provincial average.

The province is split between two seismic zones on the Civil Protection map: 7 municipalities are in zone 2 and 3 in zone 3, including Bisceglie, where expected ground acceleration is about 0.136 g. In the old quarter many houses have thick stone walls but floors and roofs redone at different times, so a survey of those parts avoids surprises after completion.

The land registry is published by the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) and the report finds the plot from the address. On the rocky coast, the stability of the low cliffs and the channels carrying rainwater to the sea are what count: landslide and flood hazard are read for the precise position.

Key points

  • Harbour and old quarter between Trani and Molfetta, in the BAT province.
  • 53,536 residents, 14.2% of the province.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.136 g.
  • Stone houses in the old quarter: have floors and roofs checked.

Overview

Bisceglie is a municipality in the province of Barletta-Andria-Trani, in Puglia. At the end of 2023 it had 53,536 residents, ranked 4 of 10 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Bisceglie is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Only 3 of 10 municipalities in the province are in zone 3.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.136 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 2.1%. The estimated average age is 45 years, in line with the province. 22% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 2.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Bisceglie declared an average taxable income of 19,078 euros, in line with the province (18,445 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Bisceglie is in climate zone C, with 1,203 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 16 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Bisceglie has 33 schools and 15 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 31 grocery shops and supermarkets, 37 healthcare facilities, 39 sports facilities and 9 parks and green areas.

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 16.2% of the land in Bisceglie, compared with 7.0% in the province and 8.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 8.7 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Bisceglie 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Bisceglie, and one more has 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 Bisceglie: 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 Bisceglie 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 521 inhabited census areas in Bisceglie. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 80 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 10.0%
  • good 36.9%
  • very good 53.1%

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 110003. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.