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Carapelle: 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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Carapelle, one of the Bourbon royal villages on the Tavoliere

Carapelle's streets meet at right angles, and that is no accident. The town is one of the Cinque Reali Siti, the five farming villages founded by the Bourbon kings in the eighteenth century on the Tavoliere plain of Puglia, together with Orta Nova, Ordona, Stornara and Stornarella, on land that until then was mostly pasture. It lies on the plain between Foggia and Cerignola, at around sixty metres, surrounded by wheat fields, vegetable plots, vineyards and olive groves.

Farming still sets the tone. Many houses are low, with a yard or a ground-floor room once used for storage, and in the central streets you find buildings needing renovation at modest prices. Outside town there are old farmsteads and country houses. For work, offices and the hospital, people go to Foggia, a short drive away. Average declared incomes are low, below a provincial average that is already modest.

In 2023 Istat, the national statistics office, counted 6,948 residents, up 6.5% since 2011. It is one of the youngest towns in the province: an average age of 39.9 against 45.2, 16.5% over 65 against 23.3%, and households of 2.63 people. Foreign residents make up 22.3%, a very high share linked to farm work. Services are basic: 6 schools, 2 pharmacies and 5 supermarkets.

The province of Foggia has 10 municipalities in seismic zone 1, the highest level, on the Gargano and in the Daunian mountains. Carapelle is in zone 2 of the Civil Protection classification, like 50 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.137 g. Masonry houses in the centre have often been raised or extended over the years, so ask whether any added floors had a structural design and were signed off.

On the plain, the streams crossing the Tavoliere can overflow after heavy rain, and the report checks flood hazard for the exact address. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps cover the municipality.

Key points

  • One of five royal farming villages founded by the Bourbons.
  • Average age 39.9, against 45.2 in the province.
  • Foreign residents at 22.3%, linked to farm work.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.137 g.

Overview

Carapelle is a municipality in the province of Foggia, in Puglia. At the end of 2023 it had 6,948 residents, ranked 15 of 61 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Carapelle is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (51 of 61) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.137 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Carapelle, 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 grown by 6.5%. The estimated average age is 40 years, lower than the province average (45). 17% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 22.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.6 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Carapelle declared an average taxable income of 15,403 euros, below the provincial average (18,478 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Carapelle is in climate zone C, with 1,384 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 62 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Carapelle has 6 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 5 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility and 1 sports facility.

There are 0.1 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 6.4% of the land in Carapelle, compared with 4.1% in the province and 8.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.5 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Carapelle is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Regione Puglia in 2025. 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 Carapelle.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Carapelle: 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 Carapelle 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 23 inhabited census areas in Carapelle. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 70 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.5%
  • fair 38.8%
  • good 60.8%

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 071010. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.