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Bitetto: 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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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 Beato Giacomo 1, Bitetto.

Bitetto, among the olive groves inland from Bari

Bitetto lies inland from Bari, some fifteen kilometres south-west of the city, in flat countryside covered with olive groves and dry-stone walls. The old centre is small and gathered around the Romanesque cathedral of San Michele Arcangelo, with narrow alleys and white stone houses. Around it, especially in recent decades, the town has spread out with blocks of flats and detached houses.

For many residents Bari is where they work or study, and the short distance makes Bitetto an option for anyone who wants to spend less than in the city. Houses in the old centre are often small, on several levels, with steep stairs and little light, and need work; the newer districts have larger flats with garages. The surrounding countryside also has isolated houses and old masserie, the traditional farmsteads of Puglia, where access, utility connections and planning compliance all need checking.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 11,743 residents in 2023, down 0.5% on 2011, so practically stable. The estimated average age is 43.8 against 45.8 for the province, and over-65s are 20.6% against 23.7%. Households have 2.51 members on average and foreign residents make up 2.3%. Schools are well represented, with 0.94 sites per 1,000 residents against 0.66 in the province, while sports facilities are few.

Seismic hazard is low. Bitetto is in zone 3 of the Civil Protection Department's scale, like most of the province of Bari (34 municipalities out of 41), and expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.079 g. In old-centre houses, damp in the walls, the state of the vaulted ceilings and the waterproofing of roof terraces matter more.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report finds the plot from the address. Around Bari, storm water runs along the lame, natural gullies that lead down to the sea; if an address is close to one of them, the report shows it on the flood maps.

Key points

  • Old centre around a Romanesque cathedral, olive groves all around.
  • Average age 43.8; over-65s at 20.6%.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.079 g.
  • 0.94 school sites per 1,000 residents.

Overview

Bitetto is a municipality in the province of Bari, in Puglia. At the end of 2023 it had 11,743 residents, ranked 33 of 41 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Bitetto 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 0.079 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 number of residents is nearly unchanged. The estimated average age is 44 years, lower than the province average (46). 21% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 2.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Bitetto declared an average taxable income of 21,176 euros, in line with the province (21,788 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Bitetto is in climate zone C, with 1,380 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 139 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Bitetto has 11 schools and 4 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 7 grocery shops and supermarkets, 6 healthcare facilities, 3 sports facilities and 2 parks and green areas.

There are 0.5 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.8).

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 10.4% of the land in Bitetto, compared with 9.7% in the province and 8.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Bitetto 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 Bitetto. 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 Bitetto: 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 Bitetto 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 38 inhabited census areas in Bitetto. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 73 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 3.0%
  • good 97.0%

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 072010. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.