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Chieuti: 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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Chieuti, an Arbëreshë village on the Puglia-Molise border

Chieuti is one of Italy's Arbëreshë communities, villages founded centuries ago by people of Albanian origin who settled in the south. The village is at the far northern tip of the province of Foggia, in the hills near the border with Molise, and its land runs down to the Adriatic coast. San Severo and Termoli are the nearest towns for work and services.

For buyers, the choice is between the hilltop village, where houses in the centre are often old and on several levels, and the area towards the sea, with newer homes. They are two different markets: in the hills, slope and building condition matter; towards the coast, distance from the sea and from watercourses. The report checks the official landslide and flood maps at the address.

According to Istat, the national statistics office, there were 1,490 residents in 2023, down 15.9% on 2011. The average age is 48.2, above 45.2 for the province, and over-65s make up 28.7%. Foreign residents account for 5.0%. Declared incomes are below the average for the province of Foggia.

Chieuti is in seismic zone 2, like 51 of the 61 municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.190 g. For a masonry house in the centre, ask what structural work has been done and under which permits.

The climate is Mediterranean (climate zone D). The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps for the whole municipality.

Key points

  • Arbëreshë community on the border with Molise.
  • Hilltop village with land reaching the Adriatic coast.
  • Population down 15.9% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.190 g.

Overview

Chieuti is a municipality in the province of Foggia, in Puglia. At the end of 2023 it had 1,490 residents, ranked 45 of 61 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Chieuti 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 0.190 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Chieuti, 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 15.9%. The estimated average age is 48 years, higher than the province average (45). 29% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 5.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Chieuti declared an average taxable income of 15,418 euros, below the provincial average (18,478 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Chieuti is in climate zone D, with 1,547 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 221 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Chieuti has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop and 1 sports facility.

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 3.5% of the land in Chieuti, 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

Chieuti 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 Chieuti. 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 Chieuti: 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 Chieuti 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 12 inhabited census areas in Chieuti. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 63 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 11.1%
  • fair 46.6%
  • good 42.4%

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 071021. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.