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Fasano: 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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For example: Via Roma 1, Fasano.

Fasano, from the Selva through the olive groves to the sea

Within a few kilometres the municipality of Fasano drops from hills to sea. The upper part is the Selva di Fasano, on the edge of the Murgia plateau known for its trulli, with woods and villas. The town lies lower down, surrounded by the plain's centuries-old olive trees, and on the coast are the villages of Savelletri and Torre Canne and the archaeological park of Egnazia, ancient Gnathia, with its museum.

The housing market follows this geography. On the hills and along the coast, second homes weigh heavily, along with masserie (fortified farmhouses) turned into tourist accommodation, many of them upmarket; in town and in the villages of the plain, such as Pezze di Greco and Montalbano, people mostly buy their main home. The Adriatic Bari-Lecce railway has a station at Fasano and the SS16 main road runs parallel to the coast.

Anyone buying a country house or masseria should check the building permits carefully, since extensions and changes of use are common and the rules in farmland are strict. Stone buildings such as trulli and rural houses need attention to damp and roofs.

The population is down 1.9% since 2011: Istat, the national statistics office, counts 38,724 residents in 2023. Fasano is still a little younger than the province of Brindisi, with an average age of 45.7 against 46.7 and over-65s at 23.0%. Foreign residents make up 4.9%. Average incomes are below the provincial figure, though tourism brings seasonal work.

Earthquakes are not a major worry: all 20 municipalities in the province are in seismic zone 4 on the Civil Protection scale, and expected ground acceleration is about 0.055 g. Along the lame, the shallow ravines running down from the Murgia to the sea, and in low coastal areas, flood hazard is checked for the address. The Revenue Agency publishes the cadastral maps.

Key points

  • From the Selva di Fasano to the sea at Savelletri and Torre Canne.
  • 38,724 residents, down 1.9% since 2011.
  • The whole province in seismic zone 4, low hazard.
  • Masserie and country houses: check the building permits.

Overview

Fasano is a municipality in the province of Brindisi, in Puglia. At the end of 2023 it had 38,724 residents, the second most populous in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Fasano 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 0.055 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 resident population has fallen by 1.9%. 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 4.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Fasano declared an average taxable income of 18,258 euros, below the provincial average (19,420 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Fasano is in climate zone C, with 1,251 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 118 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Fasano has 31 schools and 12 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 30 grocery shops and supermarkets, 23 healthcare facilities, 35 sports facilities and 4 parks and green areas.

There are 0.8 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more 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 13.0% of the land in Fasano, compared with 10.7% in the province and 8.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 13.4 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Fasano 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 2 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Fasano, and one more has 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 Fasano: 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 Fasano 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 120 inhabited census areas in Fasano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 70 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.1%
  • fair 32.6%
  • good 60.3%
  • very good 7.0%

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 074007. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.