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Accadia: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Foggia, 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: Via Borgo 1, Accadia.

Accadia, a Monti Dauni village towards Campania

Accadia is a village in the Monti Dauni, the band of hills and mountains along the western edge of the province of Foggia, in its southern part towards the border with Campania. The centre lies at around 650 metres among wheat fields, pastures and woods, and Foggia, the provincial capital, is a long drive away. It is a farming municipality with a compact village and few scattered houses.

For buyers, mountain prices need to be weighed against renovation and heating costs: winters are cold here, climate zone E. Houses in the centre are often masonry on two or three floors, reached up sloping streets. The data list 4 school sites and 3 supermarkets, while the hospital and larger services are in the bigger towns of the area.

Istat, the national statistics office, counts 2,204 residents in 2023, down 8.9% since 2011. The average age is 47.2, against 45.2 for the province, and over-65s make up 27.3%. Foreign nationals account for 7.0%. Declared incomes are slightly below the Foggia average.

Accadia is in seismic zone 1, the highest: in the province of Foggia 10 of the 61 municipalities are in this class, and expected ground acceleration is 0.210 g. If you are buying a masonry house, ask for the design, the permits for past work and an engineer's view of the structure.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps: the report reaches the land parcel from the address and checks the official landslide and flood maps at that spot.

Key points

  • Southern Monti Dauni, around 650 metres up.
  • Population down 8.9% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 1, the highest: acceleration 0.210 g.
  • Over-65s at 27.3%, average age 47.2.

Overview

Accadia is a municipality in the province of Foggia, in Puglia. At the end of 2023 it had 2,204 residents, ranked 38 of 61 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Accadia is in seismic zone 1, the highest-risk zone, where very strong earthquakes are possible. Only 10 of 61 municipalities in the province are in zone 1.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.210 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Accadia, 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 8.9%. The estimated average age is 47 years, higher than the province average (45). 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 7.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Accadia declared an average taxable income of 17,257 euros, below the provincial average (18,478 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Accadia is in climate zone E, with 2,223 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 15 October to 15 April, for up to 14 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 650 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Accadia has 4 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility and 1 sports facility.

There are 1.4 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 4.5% of the land in Accadia, compared with 4.1% in the province and 8.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Accadia 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 Accadia.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Accadia: 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 Accadia 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 25 inhabited census areas in Accadia. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 2.5%
  • fair 97.5%

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 071001. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.