Ascoli Satriano: 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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Ascoli Satriano, Pyrrhus, the griffins and the Daunian hills
The phrase "Pyrrhic victory" was born around here. Ascoli Satriano is the ancient Ausculum, where in the 3rd century BC the king of Epirus defeated the Romans but lost much of his army doing so. The town spreads over several hills on the southern edge of the Tavoliere, between the plain of Foggia and the first rises of the Apennine foothills, and its museum displays the painted marble griffins returned to Italy from the United States.
Today the local economy is based on farming, mainly wheat and olive oil. Homes for sale are largely houses in the old centre, often old and with steep stairs, and farmhouses in the surrounding countryside. Foggia, the provincial capital, is where people go for work, hospital care and public offices.
Istat, the national statistics office, counted 5,774 residents in 2023, 6.8% fewer than in 2011. The mean age (45.3) and the share of over-65s (23.4%) are almost identical to those of the province of Foggia. Foreign residents make up 6.5%, and declared incomes are below the provincial average.
Ascoli Satriano is one of the 10 municipalities in the province in seismic zone 1, the most hazardous band; the other 51 are in zone 2. Expected ground acceleration is about 0.191 g. Irpinia, the scene of major earthquakes, is nearby, so in the masonry houses of the old centre any strengthening work and the condition of the structure should be checked by a surveyor and against the council's records.
The town hall stands at around 400 metres, in climate zone D. On clay hillsides, landslides need checking address by address, and the report does this with the Revenue Agency's cadastral maps, as well as giving the local price band.
Key points
- Ancient Ausculum of the Pyrrhic victory, between plain and hills.
- 5,774 residents, down 6.8% since 2011.
- One of 10 municipalities in the province in seismic zone 1.
- Expected acceleration about 0.191 g: have the structure checked.
Overview
Ascoli Satriano is a municipality in the province of Foggia, in Puglia. At the end of 2023 it had 5,774 residents, ranked 21 of 61 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Ascoli Satriano 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 0.191 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Ascoli Satriano, 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 6.8%. The estimated average age is 45 years, in line with the province. 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 6.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Ascoli Satriano declared an average taxable income of 17,158 euros, below the provincial average (18,478 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Ascoli Satriano is in climate zone D, with 1,652 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 393 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Ascoli Satriano has 7 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets, 2 healthcare facilities, 1 sports facility and 1 green area.
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 2.7% of the land in Ascoli Satriano, compared with 4.1% in the province and 8.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 3.0 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Ascoli Satriano 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 2 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Ascoli Satriano, and 6 more have been cleaned up or closed. 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 Ascoli Satriano: 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 Ascoli Satriano 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 63 inhabited census areas in Ascoli Satriano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.
Residents by band
- poor 0.0%
- modest 7.9%
- fair 92.0%
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 071005. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.