Canosa di Puglia: 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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Canosa di Puglia, the Ofanto, the hypogea and Bohemond's tomb
Canosa is one of the oldest towns in Puglia. The Romans' Canusium stood here, and before that a centre of the Daunians, an ancient people of the region, who left hypogea, tombs cut into the soft tufa rock beneath and around the town. Beside the cathedral of San Sabino stands the mausoleum of Bohemond of Hauteville, the Norman prince of Antioch. The town sits on a hill above the Ofanto valley, where the Murgia plateau meets the Tavoliere plain.
Its position is a crossroads: here the A14 meets the A16 from Naples, and Barletta and the coast are less than half an hour away. The surrounding countryside is olive groves, vineyards and table grapes, and many families live off farming. The old centre has cheap old houses, but there are cavities and hypogea under the town, so anyone buying an old property should ask their surveyor to assess the ground beneath as well as the walls and floors.
The population is falling sharply: 27,701 residents in 2023, down 8.9% since 2011, or 2,721 fewer people. In the province of Barletta-Andria-Trani, which has only 10 municipalities, Canosa holds 7.3% of the population. The estimated average age of 46.0 is above the province (44.6), and foreign residents make up 4.1%. Average incomes are below the provincial figure.
Canosa is in seismic zone 2, like 7 municipalities in the province, and expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.182 g, medium-high for Puglia. In masonry buildings and blocks from the 1960s and 1970s, ask for the design date and any structural work.
In the Ofanto valley and along the channels running down from the hill, the report checks flood hazard at the exact point of the address.
Key points
- The ancient Canusium, above the Ofanto valley.
- Where the A14 meets the A16 to Naples.
- 27,701 residents, down 8.9% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.182 g.
Overview
Canosa di Puglia is a municipality in the province of Barletta-Andria-Trani, in Puglia. At the end of 2023 it had 27,701 residents, ranked 5 of 10 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Canosa di Puglia 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 0.182 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Canosa di Puglia, 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 8.9%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 4.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Canosa di Puglia declared an average taxable income of 17,185 euros, below the provincial average (18,445 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Canosa di Puglia is in climate zone C, with 1,187 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 105 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Canosa di Puglia has 20 schools and 9 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 22 grocery shops and supermarkets, 12 healthcare facilities, 13 sports facilities and 2 parks and green areas.
There are 0.4 healthcare facilities 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 5.1% of the land in Canosa di Puglia, compared with 7.0% in the province and 8.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 4.0 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Canosa di Puglia 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 3 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Canosa di Puglia. 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 Canosa di Puglia: 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 Canosa di Puglia 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 603 inhabited census areas in Canosa di Puglia. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 69 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 0.7%
- fair 27.2%
- good 72.1%
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
- 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 110004. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.