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Gioia del Colle: 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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For example: Via Paolo Cassano 7, Gioia del Colle.

Gioia del Colle, a castle and Primitivo wine on the Murgia

Gioia del Colle sits on the Murgia, the limestone plateau inland from Bari, roughly halfway between Bari and Taranto. The old town clusters around its Norman-Swabian castle, and the countryside is dry-stone walls, fortified farmhouses (masserie), pasture and vineyards of Primitivo, the red wine that also carries the town's name. Gioia's mozzarella and other fresh cheeses are known throughout Puglia.

The location works well for getting around. The station is on the Bari to Taranto railway and the A14 motorway has a Gioia del Colle junction. There is also an Italian Air Force base in the municipality, so anyone considering a house near the runways should allow for aircraft noise.

The population is falling: 26,502 residents in 2023, 1,387 fewer than in 2011, down 5.0%. The estimated average age is 47.2, higher than the 45.8 of the metropolitan city of Bari, and 26.2% of residents are over 65. Foreign nationals make up 5.3%. Declared incomes are slightly below the metropolitan average.

Seismic hazard is moderate: zone 3 on the Civil Protection scale, like 33 other municipalities around Bari, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.082 g. In the old town the houses are stone, often with vaulted ceilings, and a surveyor should check them for damp and the state of the walls. Winters on the plateau are colder than on the coast, so insulation affects running costs.

The Murgia is karst country, where little water flows on the surface and heavy storms collect in the lame (shallow natural ravines) and low-lying ground. The report checks landslide and flood maps for the address and uses the Revenue Agency's cadastral maps to find the land parcel.

Key points

  • On the Murgia plateau between Bari and Taranto, around a castle.
  • Bari to Taranto railway and an A14 junction.
  • Population falling since 2011, 26.2% over 65.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected ground acceleration about 0.082 g.

Overview

Gioia del Colle is a municipality in the province of Bari, in Puglia. At the end of 2023 it had 26,502 residents, ranked 9 of 41 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Gioia del Colle 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 0.082 g, a moderate 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 5.0%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 5.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Gioia del Colle declared an average taxable income of 21,227 euros, in line with the province (21,788 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Gioia del Colle has 15 schools and 8 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 14 grocery shops and supermarkets, 22 healthcare facilities, 21 sports facilities and 4 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 7.8% of the land in Gioia del Colle, compared with 9.7% in the province and 8.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 2.4 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Gioia del Colle 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 open contaminated sites in Gioia del Colle; 2 have been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Gioia del Colle: 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 Gioia del Colle 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 112 inhabited census areas in Gioia del Colle. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 64 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 10.2%
  • fair 41.3%
  • good 48.5%

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 072021. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.