Candela: 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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Candela, between the Monti Dauni and the Ofanto valley
Candela sits on the southernmost hills of the Monti Dauni, where the province of Foggia approaches the Ofanto valley and the borders with Campania and Basilicata. The town is built on a rise, with the historic centre gathered at the top and newer districts on the sides, surrounded by wheat fields and ridges lined with wind turbines.
Its strong point is access: the Candela exit on the motorway between Naples and Canosa leads quickly towards Foggia, the Bari area and Campania. For anyone working locally or often travelling between Puglia and Campania it is a real advantage.
In 2023 Istat, the national statistics office, counted 2,497 residents, down 7.3% since 2011. The average age is 45.5, practically the same as 45.2 for the province, and 21.4% of residents are over 65, fewer than the 23.3% provincial figure. Foreign nationals make up 8.0%. The climate is zone D, with cool, windy winters.
The market offers masonry village houses, often on several levels, and apartment blocks built in recent decades. Candela is in seismic zone 1, the highest in the Civil Protection classification: only 9 other municipalities in the province share it, and the expected ground acceleration is 0.203 g. Buyers should ask about the year of construction, the structural paperwork and any work carried out after the earthquakes that have struck Irpinia and Daunia.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastre is published and the report finds the land parcel from the address. On the sides of the hill, the official landslide maps are read plot by plot.
Key points
- On the southern hills of the Monti Dauni, towards the Ofanto
- Exit on the motorway between Naples and Canosa
- 2,497 residents, down 7.3% since 2011
- Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration 0.203 g
Overview
Candela is a municipality in the province of Foggia, in Puglia. At the end of 2023 it had 2,497 residents, ranked 35 of 61 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Candela 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 0.203 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Candela, 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 7.3%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 21% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 8.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Candela declared an average taxable income of 17,466 euros, below the provincial average (18,478 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Candela is in climate zone D, with 1,986 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 474 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Candela has 5 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets.
The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.6 per 1,000 residents.
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 3.9% of the land in Candela, compared with 4.1% in the province and 8.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.8 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Candela 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Candela. 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 Candela: 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 Candela 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 17 inhabited census areas in Candela. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 14.4%
- fair 85.6%
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 071009. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.