Casalnuovo Monterotaro: 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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Casalnuovo Monterotaro, the Daunian hills above the Tavoliere
On the edge of the Tavoliere, the great plain around Foggia, rise the Monti Dauni, the hills that close off Puglia towards Molise. Casalnuovo Monterotaro sits in their northern part, at about 430 metres, among arable fields, olive groves and pasture. For services and work, people look to Lucera, Torremaggiore and San Severo, and further away to Foggia.
The village has lost many residents. In 2023 there were 1,366, down 17.9% on 2011, or 297 fewer people. The average age is 49.7 against 45.2 in the province of Foggia, and 31.0% are over 65, compared with 23.3%. Households are small, 2.09 people on average, and declared incomes are below the provincial average.
What buyers find is mostly masonry village houses on two or three floors. Before buying, have a surveyor check the roof, damp and services, and make sure the cadastral records match the actual state of the property.
The village is in seismic zone 2, like 50 other municipalities in the province, while 10 are in zone 1. The expected ground acceleration is 0.202 g, a medium-high value, so for an older building the construction date, any strengthening work and the paperwork for it all matter.
On the clay hills of the Monti Dauni, slope and the official landslide maps need to be read at the address, which is what the report does. The Revenue Agency's cadastral maps are published.
Key points
- Northern Monti Dauni, looking over the Tavoliere plain.
- Population down 17.9% since 2011.
- 31.0% over 65, against 23.3% in the province.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.202 g.
Overview
Casalnuovo Monterotaro is a municipality in the province of Foggia, in Puglia. At the end of 2023 it had 1,366 residents, ranked 46 of 61 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Casalnuovo Monterotaro 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 0.202 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Casalnuovo Monterotaro, 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 17.9%. The estimated average age is 50 years, higher than the province average (45). 31% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 9.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Casalnuovo Monterotaro declared an average taxable income of 15,616 euros, below the provincial average (18,478 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Casalnuovo Monterotaro is in climate zone D, with 1,800 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 432 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Casalnuovo Monterotaro has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop.
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 2.6% of the land in Casalnuovo Monterotaro, 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
Casalnuovo Monterotaro 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 Casalnuovo Monterotaro. 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 Casalnuovo Monterotaro: 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 Casalnuovo Monterotaro 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 21 inhabited census areas in Casalnuovo Monterotaro. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 62 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 4.1%
- fair 95.9%
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 071013. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.