Castelnuovo della Daunia: 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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Castelnuovo della Daunia, the Daunian hills above the Tavoliere
Castelnuovo della Daunia sits in the Monti Dauni, the sub-Apennine hills that close off the Tavoliere plain to the west, at around five hundred and fifty metres. From the village the view reaches across the plain; lower down are San Severo and Lucera, which along with Foggia are the towns people rely on for hospital, schools and work.
In 2023 there were 1,286 residents, 17.4% fewer than at the 2011 census by Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 49.3, against 45.2 in the province of Foggia, and over-65s are 28.6% (23.3% in the province). Foreign residents are 5.3%, and declared incomes are below the provincial average.
For earthquakes, the province of Foggia has 10 municipalities in zone 1 and 51 in zone 2 of the Civil Protection classification. Castelnuovo is in zone 2, with an expected ground acceleration in the village of 0.191 g, a medium-to-high value. For masonry houses in the old centre, ask what work has been done on walls and floors, and what documents back it up.
The centre has stone and brick houses on several floors, often with ground-floor rooms; in the countryside there are masserie (traditional farmsteads) and rural houses with wheat fields and olive groves. The altitude brings cooler winters than on the plain (climate zone D), worth factoring into heating costs.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps cover the municipality. The report finds the land parcel from the address and checks the official landslide maps, which on the clay slopes of the Monti Dauni need checking house by house.
Key points
- Monti Dauni, at around five hundred and fifty metres above the Tavoliere.
- Population down 17.4% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.191 g.
- Masonry houses in the centre and farmsteads with land.
Overview
Castelnuovo della Daunia is a municipality in the province of Foggia, in Puglia. At the end of 2023 it had 1,286 residents, ranked 48 of 61 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Castelnuovo della Daunia 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 0.191 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Castelnuovo della Daunia, 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 17.4%. The estimated average age is 49 years, higher than the province average (45). 29% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 5.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Castelnuovo della Daunia declared an average taxable income of 16,113 euros, below the provincial average (18,478 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Castelnuovo della Daunia is in climate zone D, with 1,958 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 543 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Castelnuovo della Daunia has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop and 1 healthcare facility.
There are 0.8 pharmacies per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.4).
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 2.8% of the land in Castelnuovo della Daunia, 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
Castelnuovo della Daunia 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 Castelnuovo della Daunia.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Castelnuovo della Daunia: 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 Castelnuovo della Daunia 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 Castelnuovo della Daunia. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 69 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 0.1%
- fair 8.7%
- good 91.3%
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 071017. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.