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Ginosa: 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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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: Viale Ionio 1, Ginosa.

Ginosa, a town on a ravine with a beach on the Ionian

Ginosa is built on the edge of a gravina, a deep ravine cut into the rock by water, with caves and rock-hewn churches along its walls. It is the westernmost municipality in the province of Taranto, on the border with Basilicata, and the landscape recalls nearby Matera.

The municipality has two distinct halves. The town itself, at around 250 metres, has its old centre overlooking the ravine and newer districts around it. Marina di Ginosa, on the Ionian coast, grew up around holiday homes among pine woods and long beaches, crowded in summer and very quiet in winter. Between the two lies farmland, with vineyards, orchards and greenhouses. Anyone looking for a home first needs to choose between year-round living in town and a place by the sea.

At the end of 2023 Istat, the national statistics office, counted 21,818 residents, down 3.4% on 2011. The estimated average age, 45.4, is below the provincial 46.5, and 22.9% of residents are over 65. Foreign nationals make up 7.5%. Declared incomes are below the average for the province of Taranto.

Seismic hazard is moderate. Ginosa is in zone 3, like 10 municipalities in the province, while the other 19 are in zone 4, the lowest. Expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.151 g. For houses on the rim of the ravine, and for old ones partly carved into the rock, ground stability and the condition of the vaults matter and should be looked at by a surveyor or engineer.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps for Ginosa and the report finds the land parcel from the address. Along the ravine, in the channels running down to the sea and on the coastal strip, heavy rain can cause trouble, so landslide and flood hazard is checked address by address.

Key points

  • Old town on a ravine, Marina di Ginosa on the Ionian Sea.
  • Population down 3.4% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, like 10 municipalities in the province.
  • On the Basilicata border, close to Matera.

Overview

Ginosa is a municipality in the province of Taranto, in Puglia. At the end of 2023 it had 21,818 residents, ranked 6 of 29 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Ginosa is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Only 10 of 29 municipalities in the province are in zone 3.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.151 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 3.4%. The estimated average age is 45 years, in line with the province. 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 7.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Ginosa declared an average taxable income of 17,308 euros, below the provincial average (20,557 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Ginosa is in climate zone D, with 1,500 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 249 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Ginosa has 17 schools and 7 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 17 grocery shops and supermarkets, 13 healthcare facilities, 9 sports facilities and 8 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 5.7% of the land in Ginosa, compared with 9.6% in the province and 8.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 13.6 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Ginosa is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Regione Puglia in 2025. 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 Ginosa. 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 Ginosa: 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 Ginosa 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 105 inhabited census areas in Ginosa. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 80 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 21.7%
  • good 26.2%
  • very good 52.0%

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 073007. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.