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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 Appia 1, Brindisi.

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 75 sports facilities, 0.91 per 1,000 residents against 0.74 in the province, and 70 schools. Supermarkets are somewhat less dense than the provincial average (0.49 against 0.63 per 1,000), as are cafés and restaurants (4.50 against 5.71). 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.

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.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Brindisi declared an average taxable income of 22,803 euros, above the provincial average (19,420 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Brindisi is in climate zone C, with 1,083 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, Brindisi has 70 schools and 27 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 40 grocery shops and supermarkets, 50 healthcare facilities, 75 sports facilities and 19 parks and green areas.

There are 0.5 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, fewer 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 13.6% of the land in Brindisi, compared with 10.7% in the province and 8.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 21.1 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Brindisi 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 12 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Brindisi, and 7 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 Brindisi: 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 Brindisi 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 1,005 inhabited census areas in Brindisi. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 70 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 3.5%
  • fair 25.9%
  • good 69.7%
  • very good 0.9%

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