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Deliceto: 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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The report looks at the exact point: landslide and flood risk, seismic zone, price per square metre for the area, services and nearby stops.

For example: Via Fontana 1, Deliceto.

Deliceto, in the Monti Dauni above the Tavoliere

Deliceto lies in the Monti Dauni, the band of hills that separates the Tavoliere, the great plain of Foggia, from Irpinia and Molise. The town sits at around 600 metres on a hill overlooking the plain, and its old centre is a tangle of alleys and stepped lanes lined with stone houses packed close together. Around it are wheat fields, pastures and woodland.

The provincial capital is the reference for work, hospital and university, and journeys are almost always by car on hill roads. In the town there are plenty of houses on the market, mostly old homes that often need work, and prices are best checked case by case for the area of the address.

In 2023 there were 3,494 residents, down 10.8% since 2011, or 425 fewer people, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 46.2 against 45.2 in the province, and over-65s are 25.0%. Foreign residents are 3.5%.

Earthquakes are the point not to gloss over. Deliceto is in seismic zone 1, the highest, along with 9 other municipalities in the province of Foggia, and the expected ground acceleration is about 0.190 g. In a masonry house in the old centre, have a surveyor check the load-bearing walls, how they connect to the floors, and any strengthening work already done.

The clay slopes of the Monti Dauni are prone to landslides, including slow-moving ones, so the report checks the official hazard maps for the exact address. The Revenue Agency's cadastral maps are available.

Key points

  • Hill town in the Monti Dauni, overlooking the Foggia plain.
  • Seismic zone 1, the highest, acceleration about 0.190 g.
  • 3,494 residents in 2023, down 10.8% since 2011.
  • Clay slopes: landslide hazard to check by address.

Overview

Deliceto is a municipality in the province of Foggia, in Puglia. At the end of 2023 it had 3,494 residents, ranked 28 of 61 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Deliceto is in seismic zone 1, the highest-risk zone, where very strong earthquakes are possible. Only 10 of 61 municipalities in the province are in zone 1.

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 Deliceto, 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 10.8%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 3.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Deliceto declared an average taxable income of 17,929 euros, in line with the province (18,478 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Deliceto is in climate zone E, with 2,245 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 15 October to 15 April, for up to 14 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 621 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Deliceto has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets 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 3.6% of the land in Deliceto, compared with 4.1% in the province and 8.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 2.5 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Deliceto 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 8 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Deliceto. 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 Deliceto: 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 Deliceto 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 13 inhabited census areas in Deliceto. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 3.6%
  • fair 96.4%

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 071022. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.