Corato: 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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Corato, home of the coratina olive on the edge of the Murgia
Corato gave its name to one of the most widespread olive varieties in Puglia, the coratina, and oil remains at the heart of its economy, together with wine from the Castel del Monte area and construction. The town lies inland north-west of Bari, on the first step of the Murgia plateau, over 200 metres up, surrounded by endless olive groves.
The old centre is compact, ringed by districts built in the second half of the twentieth century, with low-rise blocks and terraced houses. The large rural area holds villas and country houses, used mainly in summer; for these, road access, well or mains water, drainage and planning permits all matter. For getting about there is the Bari-Nord railway run by Ferrotramviaria, linking Corato with Bari on one side and Andria and Barletta on the other.
Istat, the national statistics office, counted 46,985 residents in 2023, down 2.3% on 2011. The population is younger than the province, with an average age of 44.3 against 45.8 and over-65s at 21.0%. Households average 2.51 people and foreign residents make up 3.0%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.
There is one detail worth noticing on earthquakes. Corato is in seismic zone 3 on the Civil Protection Department's scale, like 33 other municipalities in the province, yet the expected acceleration in the built-up area, about 0.170 g, is higher than the zone suggests. For a stone house in the centre, with vaults and thick walls, or a 1970s block, a structural check before buying is money well spent.
Winters are cooler than on the coast (climate zone D), so insulation and heating count too. The Revenue Agency publishes the land registry maps, and the report finds the plot from the address.
Key points
- Home of the coratina olive, among groves over 200 metres up.
- Average age 44.3; households of 2.51 people.
- Seismic zone 3, but expected acceleration about 0.170 g.
- Bari-Nord railway to Bari, Andria and Barletta.
Overview
Corato is a municipality in the province of Bari, in Puglia. At the end of 2023 it had 46,985 residents, ranked 6 of 41 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Corato 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 0.170 g, a medium-high 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 fallen by 2.3%. The estimated average age is 44 years, lower than the province average (46). 21% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 3.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Corato declared an average taxable income of 19,617 euros, below the provincial average (21,788 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Corato is in climate zone D, with 1,545 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 232 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Corato has 31 schools and 15 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 26 grocery shops and supermarkets, 22 healthcare facilities, 31 sports facilities and 5 parks and green areas.
There are 0.5 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.8).
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 10.6% of the land in Corato, compared with 9.7% in the province and 8.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 5.4 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Corato 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 Corato. 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 Corato: 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 Corato 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 785 inhabited census areas in Corato. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 69 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 1.2%
- fair 34.7%
- good 64.1%
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 072020. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.