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Conversano: 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 Vitulli 1, Conversano.

Conversano, castle, karst lakes and a view of the sea

From the old centre of Conversano, on the first step of the Murgia plateau, the view runs down to the Adriatic and the coast at Mola di Bari. The town is about thirty kilometres south-east of Bari and keeps a compact historic core with the castle of the Acquaviva d'Aragona counts, the Romanesque cathedral and the monastery of San Benedetto.

The territory is largely farmland, with olives, cherries and vines, and it includes the Conversano lakes, small karst ponds protected as a nature reserve. Far less land is built over than in the towns around Bari. Buyers can choose between houses in the old centre, often with stone vaults and roof terraces, flats in the newer districts, and villas or masserie (fortified farmhouses) in the countryside, where access, wells, drainage and planning compliance need checking one by one.

The population is stable: Istat, the national statistics office, counted 25,827 residents at the end of 2023, a tiny change of 0.6% up on 2011. The average age of 45.7 is almost the same as the province, over-65s are 23.0% and foreign nationals 4.4%. There are 0.93 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, more than the provincial average of 0.80.

Conversano is one of the few municipalities in the province of Bari in seismic zone 4, the lowest class: there are 7 in all, while the other 34 are in zone 3. Expected ground acceleration is about 0.059 g. In old houses, the upkeep of roofs and terraces, damp in the walls and the condition of the vaults matter more.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps and the report finds the land parcel from the address. In the lower areas and near the lame, the karst channels that carry storm water, the report also checks the flood maps.

Key points

  • Acquaviva castle, protected karst lakes and a view of the Adriatic.
  • Seismic zone 4, like only 7 towns in the province.
  • 25,827 residents, population almost unchanged since 2011.
  • 0.93 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents.

Overview

Conversano is a municipality in the province of Bari, in Puglia. At the end of 2023 it had 25,827 residents, ranked 14 of 41 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Conversano is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. Only 7 of 41 municipalities in the province are in zone 4.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.059 g, a moderate 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 number of residents is nearly unchanged. 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 4.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Conversano declared an average taxable income of 20,393 euros, below the provincial average (21,788 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Conversano is in climate zone D, with 1,642 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 219 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Conversano has 18 schools and 8 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 14 grocery shops and supermarkets, 24 healthcare facilities, 21 sports facilities and 5 parks and green areas.

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 9.3% of the land in Conversano, compared with 9.7% in the province and 8.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 3.4 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Conversano 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 medium. 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 Conversano. 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 Conversano: 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 Conversano 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 249 inhabited census areas in Conversano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 74 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.3%
  • fair 15.4%
  • good 84.3%

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 072019. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.