Cassano delle Murge: 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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Cassano delle Murge, the town by the Mercadante forest
Up on the Murge plateau at about 340 metres, Cassano lies south of Bari in the direction of Acquaviva delle Fonti and Santeramo. The land is fields, dry-stone walls and woodland, the best known being the Mercadante forest, a large pine wood planted in the twentieth century to protect the slopes and hold back the water that used to rush down towards the coast.
The population is growing, a sign that the town appeals to people after cooler air and a house with a garden within reasonable reach of Bari. New districts of detached houses have grown next to the old centre, and there are villas and summer houses in the countryside. Anyone working in Bari will drive, so try the journey at rush hour before deciding.
Istat, the national statistics office, counted 15,083 residents in 2023, up 5.7% on 2011, or 813 people. The estimated average age is 45.0 against 45.8 in the metropolitan area, over-65s make up 21.9% against 23.7%, and foreign residents 4.9%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.
This is climate zone D: winters on the hills are colder and damper than on the coast, so for a detached house check insulation and heating. Earthquake risk is lower. Cassano is in zone 3, like 34 municipalities in the province, with a low expected ground acceleration of about 0.080 g.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps and the report finds the plot from the address. The Murge are a limestone karst plateau, with sinkholes and swallow holes. The official landslide and flood maps are read for the address, and if you plan to build or extend in the countryside a geological survey of the plot is the safest choice.
Key points
- Murge town at about 340 metres, beside the Mercadante forest.
- 15,083 residents, up 5.7% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.080 g.
- Colder winters than the coast, climate zone D.
Overview
Cassano delle Murge is a municipality in the province of Bari, in Puglia. At the end of 2023 it had 15,083 residents, ranked 29 of 41 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Cassano delle Murge 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 0.080 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 grown by 5.7%. 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 4.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Cassano delle Murge declared an average taxable income of 19,887 euros, below the provincial average (21,788 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Cassano delle Murge is in climate zone D, with 1,648 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 1 November to 15 April, for up to 12 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 341 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Cassano delle Murge has 8 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 8 grocery shops and supermarkets, 8 healthcare facilities, 13 sports facilities and 2 parks and green areas.
There are 0.2 pharmacies per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.3).
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 7.7% of the land in Cassano delle Murge, compared with 9.7% in the province and 8.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.0 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Cassano delle Murge 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 Cassano delle Murge. 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 Cassano delle Murge: 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 Cassano delle Murge 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 Cassano delle Murge. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 72 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 16.8%
- good 83.2%
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 072016. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.