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Fragagnano: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Taranto, Puglia. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.

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Fragagnano, vineyards and olive groves east of Taranto

Fragagnano is a farming village in the countryside east of Taranto, in the part of the province that already looks towards the Salento peninsula. Vineyards and olive groves spread across almost flat land around the village, dotted with old fortified farms (masserie), and the area falls within the production zone of Primitivo di Manduria wine.

For work and services people look to Taranto, about twenty kilometres away, while Grottaglie and Sava are closer. The village is made up of low houses, many built around an inner courtyard, and blocks of flats from the 1970s onwards; in the countryside there are rural cottages and villas used mainly in summer. Newcomers should work out the distances to secondary schools, the hospital and the railway station carefully, as none of them is in the village.

The population is falling: 4,952 residents in 2023, 401 fewer than in 2011, a drop of 7.5%. The average age is 47.8, above the province (46.5); people over 65 make up 27.4% and foreign residents only 2.4%. Average declared income is below the provincial figure.

Earthquake risk is low. Fragagnano is in seismic zone 4, like 18 other municipalities in the province of Taranto, and the expected ground acceleration is about 0.055 g. In old houses built of stone and tufa, the commonest problem is rising damp, along with the state of roofs and terraces.

The climate is mild (climate zone C) and rainfall is low, but in cloudbursts water can pool in the lowest parts of the countryside and in the village streets. The report checks flood risk at the address and traces the plot with the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps.

Key points

  • Primitivo di Manduria country, east of Taranto.
  • 4,952 residents, down 7.5% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 4, low hazard: acceleration about 0.055 g.
  • Stone and tufa houses: watch for damp.

Overview

Fragagnano is a municipality in the province of Taranto, in Puglia. At the end of 2023 it had 4,952 residents, ranked 24 of 29 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Fragagnano is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. Most municipalities in the province (19 of 29) 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 7.5%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 2.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Fragagnano declared an average taxable income of 19,349 euros, below the provincial average (20,557 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Fragagnano is in climate zone C, with 1,266 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 123 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Fragagnano has 4 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 4 healthcare facilities and 5 sports facilities.

There are 0.4 grocery shops and supermarkets 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 12.3% of the land in Fragagnano, compared with 9.6% in the province and 8.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 5.4 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Fragagnano 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 no contaminated sites in Fragagnano.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Fragagnano: 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 Fragagnano 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 16 inhabited census areas in Fragagnano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 72 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 4.8%
  • good 95.2%

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

ISTAT code 073006. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.