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Brindisi: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Brindisi, 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 Dante 7, Milan.

Brindisi, the port where the Appian Way ended

The Roman columns at the top of the steps above Brindisi's harbour traditionally mark the end of the Via Appia, the Appian Way that set out from Rome. The natural harbour, which reaches into the town in two arms of sea, made Brindisi a gateway to the East for centuries, and between 1943 and 1944 it hosted the King and the Italian government for several months.

Of all the figures, the earthquake data are the most reassuring. The entire province, all 20 of its municipalities, is in seismic zone 4, the lowest hazard class. The expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.045 g, a low value. That does not make checking the building pointless: in an apartment block a few decades old, the state of the structure and its maintenance are still questions worth asking.

The population, on the other hand, is falling clearly: 82,298 residents at the end of 2023, 7.3% fewer than at the 2011 census. Brindisi is the largest municipality in its province, with 21.8% of residents. The estimated average age is 46.6, in line with the province, and over-65s make up 25.3%. Foreign residents account for just 3.2%.

Overture Maps data record 79 sports facilities, 0.96 per 1,000 residents against 0.74 in the province, and 70 schools. Supermarkets are somewhat less dense than the provincial average (0.45 against 0.62 per 1,000), as are cafés and restaurants (4.14 against 5.22). The Ministry of Health lists 27 pharmacies, exactly the provincial average per resident.

There are no cadastral limitations: the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the municipality's maps, and the report identifies the plot from the address. Along the coast and around the inlets of the harbour, flood hazard and the local price range are checked for the address, not for the town as a whole.

Key points

  • Whole province in seismic zone 4; expected ground acceleration about 0.045 g.
  • Population down 7.3% since 2011.
  • Largest municipality in the province, with 21.8% of residents.
  • Natural harbour at the end of the Appian Way.

Overview

Brindisi is the capital of the province of Brindisi, in Puglia. At the end of 2023 it had 82,298 residents, the most populous municipality in the province. 22% of the province's residents live here.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Brindisi is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. All 20 municipalities in the province are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.045 g, a low value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

In zone 4 the risk is low, but for an older building it is still worth asking about the state of the structure.

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 Brindisi.

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 7.3%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 3.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Brindisi has 70 schools and 27 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 37 grocery shops and supermarkets, 45 healthcare facilities, 79 sports facilities and 19 parks and green areas.

There are 0.4 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.6).

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 Brindisi: the report finds the building's parcel, that is its sheet and parcel number, starting from the address.

Data sources

ISTAT code 074001. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.