Gravina in Puglia: what to know before buying a home
A municipality in the province of Bari, Puglia. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.
Liveability index free for any address
Land sheet 6 free checks
Search for an address in Gravina in Puglia
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: Via Vincenzo Ragni 1, Gravina in Puglia.
Gravina in Puglia, the town on the Murgia ravine
The name says a lot. Gravina in Puglia stands on the edge of a gravina, the deep ravine cut into the limestone by the stream coming down from the Murgia uplands, and its old town looks over the gorge with rock-cut churches and rooms carved into the stone. The bridge across the ravine is one of the best-known images of the town. It lies at around 340 metres, near the border with Basilicata and not far from Matera.
This is a farming and market town of the Alta Murgia, with wheat, olive oil and livestock in the countryside, and part of its land lies within the Alta Murgia National Park. Very little land is built over: the town is compact and surrounded by fields and old farmsteads, called masserie. Winters are colder than on the coast around Bari, so heating and insulation weigh on running costs.
For buyers, the old town offers stone houses, often with carved rooms and underground cellars: check for damp, the condition of the floors and the stability of any cavities. The newer districts, built from the 1970s onwards, have apartment blocks and detached houses on level ground. Along the edge of the ravine and near cavities, the report checks the official maps for landslides and collapses at the exact address.
In 2023 there were 42,341 residents, down 2.9% since 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. The population is young by the standards of today's Puglia: an average age of 43.3 against 45.8 for the province, 20.1% aged over 65 and households of 2.62 people on average. Foreign residents are few, at 2.7%.
Gravina is in seismic zone 3, like 33 other municipalities around Bari, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.109 g. The hazard is not negligible for older masonry houses, which deserve a surveyor's inspection before you buy.
Key points
- Old town on the edge of the ravine, close to Matera.
- Average age 43.3, against 45.8 in the province.
- Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.109 g.
- Stone houses with cavities: check damp and stability.
Overview
Gravina in Puglia is a municipality in the province of Bari, in Puglia. At the end of 2023 it had 42,341 residents, ranked 7 of 41 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Gravina in Puglia 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 0.109 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 2.9%. The estimated average age is 43 years, lower than the province average (46). 20% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 2.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.6 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Gravina in Puglia declared an average taxable income of 19,436 euros, below the provincial average (21,788 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Gravina in Puglia is in climate zone D, with 1,746 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 338 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Gravina in Puglia has 31 schools and 13 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 22 grocery shops and supermarkets, 24 healthcare facilities, 25 sports facilities and 5 parks and green areas.
There are 0.6 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 3.6% of the land in Gravina in Puglia, compared with 9.7% in the province and 8.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.7 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Gravina in Puglia 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 Gravina in Puglia. 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 Gravina in Puglia: 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 Gravina in Puglia 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 614 inhabited census areas in Gravina in Puglia. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 75 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 0.6%
- fair 9.3%
- good 87.9%
- very good 2.3%
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 072023. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.