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Trinitapoli: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Barletta-Andria-Trani, Puglia. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.

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For example: Corso Giuseppe Garibaldi 1, Trinitapoli.

Trinitapoli, between Bronze Age tombs and the salt pans

Trinitapoli lies in the lowest part of the Tavoliere plain, only a few metres above sea level, between the salt pans of Margherita di Savoia and the Ofanto valley. Until the province of Barletta-Andria-Trani was created it belonged to the province of Foggia, and the landscape still looks more like the Foggia plain than the area around Bari. Within the municipality is the Ipogei archaeological park, with tombs cut into the rock in the Bronze Age.

This is farming country: vineyards, vegetables and arable fields cover almost all of it and little land is built on. The housing market is that of a lowland town, with a dense centre of low houses and small blocks and newer districts on the edges. Barletta and Cerignola are the nearest towns for jobs and services.

There were 13,715 residents in 2023, down 4.0% since 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. The estimated mean age is 43.6, just below the province (44.6), over-65s are 21.5% and households average 2.60 people. Foreign residents are 3.3%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

In the province, 7 of the 10 municipalities are in seismic zone 2 of the Civil Protection classification, Trinitapoli among them, with expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of about 0.134 g. For a block built in the 1960s or 1970s, it is worth asking for the structural design and any work done on columns and floors.

The land is flat and low, crossed by drainage canals and close to wetlands. Where water collects after storms, the report flags it using the official flood hazard maps checked at the address. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps and the report finds the building's parcel.

Key points

  • Farming plain next to the salt pans, with the Ipogei park.
  • Population down 4.0% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.134 g.
  • Canals and wetlands: check flood hazard at the address.

Overview

Trinitapoli is a municipality in the province of Barletta-Andria-Trani, in Puglia. At the end of 2023 it had 13,715 residents, ranked 6 of 10 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Trinitapoli is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (7 of 10) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.134 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Trinitapoli, the building matters a great deal: ask for the design year, whether it met the 2008 seismic standards, and whether any seismic retrofit has been carried out.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has fallen by 4.0%. The estimated average age is 44 years, in line with the province. 21% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 3.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.6 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Trinitapoli declared an average taxable income of 16,190 euros, below the provincial average (18,445 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Trinitapoli is in climate zone C, with 1,296 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 5 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Trinitapoli has 11 schools and 4 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 9 grocery shops and supermarkets, 4 healthcare facilities, 8 sports facilities and 4 parks and green areas.

There are 0.3 healthcare facilities 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 4.1% of the land in Trinitapoli, compared with 7.0% in the province and 8.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 3.6 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Trinitapoli 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 Trinitapoli.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Trinitapoli: 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 Trinitapoli 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 41 inhabited census areas in Trinitapoli. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 69 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.4%
  • fair 14.1%
  • good 85.5%

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 110010. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.