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Turi: 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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Turi, cherry town on the Murge south of Bari

Turi is a farming town on the south-eastern Murge plateau, inland south-east of Bari, between Casamassima, Conversano and Putignano. Its name is tied to cherries, especially the Ferrovia variety, which in late spring fills the orchards around town and the wholesale markets. In Italian history Turi is also remembered for the prison where the political thinker Antonio Gramsci was held.

Buyers find a compact old centre with houses on several floors and small courtyards, surrounded by blocks of flats built from the post-war years onwards. Many residents work around Bari or in nearby towns and drive there. Outside town there are country houses among cherry and olive trees, often used in summer or in need of renovation.

There are 13,002 residents (2023), up 2.0% since 2011, which is not a given for inland Puglia. The average age is 46.2 and 23.7% are over 65, exactly the provincial figure. Foreign residents account for 5.9%, many working in agriculture. Average incomes are a little below the metropolitan area average.

As for earthquakes, the Bari area is a quiet one: 34 of its 41 municipalities are in zone 3, the rest in zone 4. Turi is in zone 3, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.065 g. In the old limestone houses of the centre, the state of floors and vaults, damp in the walls and the age of wiring and plumbing matter more.

The limestone ground soaks up water, but sudden storms can fill the lame (dry gullies) and sloping streets. The report checks the exact location on the flood maps and finds the plot on the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps.

Key points

  • Cherry-growing town on the Murge, south-east of Bari.
  • Population up 2.0% since 2011, 23.7% over 65.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.065 g.
  • Old limestone houses: floors, vaults and damp come first.

Overview

Turi is a municipality in the province of Bari, in Puglia. At the end of 2023 it had 13,002 residents, ranked 31 of 41 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Turi 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 0.065 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 grown by 2.0%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 5.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Turi declared an average taxable income of 19,787 euros, below the provincial average (21,788 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Turi is in climate zone D, with 1,687 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 250 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Turi has 7 schools and 4 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 5 grocery shops and supermarkets, 7 healthcare facilities, 8 sports facilities and 1 green area.

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 8.8% of the land in Turi, compared with 9.7% in the province and 8.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.6 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Turi 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 medium. 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 Turi; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Turi: 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 Turi 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 74 inhabited census areas in Turi. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 66 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.2%
  • fair 38.1%
  • good 61.7%

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 072047. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.