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Celenza Valfortore: 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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Celenza Valfortore, the Monti Dauni and Lake Occhito

Celenza Valfortore is one of the villages of the northern Monti Dauni, in the province of Foggia, looking over the Fortore valley and close to Lake Occhito, the large reservoir on the border with Molise. This is broad hill country of wheat fields and woodland, far from the Tavoliere plain and the coast.

Buyers mostly find houses in the old centre, masonry-built and often in need of renovation. A purchase needs careful preparation: check the structure, roof, systems and planning compliance before making an offer. Foggia and San Severo are the nearest towns for services and offices, a journey made by car.

There are 1,347 residents (2023), down 21.9% on 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 51.8 against 45.2 in the province, and over-65s reach 36.3%. Foreign residents make up 2.7%.

The municipality is in seismic zone 2, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.192 g. In stone masonry houses, check the state of the load-bearing walls and whether there are tie rods or ring beams, which help a building cope with tremors.

On clay hills like these the report also helps with the ground: for the address it checks the official landslide maps, the slope and the cadastral parcel.

Key points

  • Monti Dauni village above the Fortore valley.
  • 1,347 residents, down 21.9% since 2011.
  • Over-65s at 36.3%, average age 51.8.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.192 g.

Overview

Celenza Valfortore is a municipality in the province of Foggia, in Puglia. At the end of 2023 it had 1,347 residents, ranked 47 of 61 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Celenza Valfortore 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 0.192 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Celenza Valfortore, 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 21.9%. The estimated average age is 52 years, higher than the province average (45). 36% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 2.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Celenza Valfortore declared an average taxable income of 16,663 euros, below the provincial average (18,478 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Celenza Valfortore is in climate zone D, with 1,997 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 480 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Celenza Valfortore has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 healthcare facilities.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets 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 2.4% of the land in Celenza Valfortore, 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

Celenza Valfortore 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 Celenza Valfortore.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Celenza Valfortore: 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 Celenza Valfortore 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 6 inhabited census areas in Celenza Valfortore. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 64 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 100.0%

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

ISTAT code 071018. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.