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Faeto: 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: Viale Kennedy 1, Faeto.

Faeto, the Franco-Provençal village of the Monti Dauni

In Faeto, above eight hundred metres in the Monti Dauni, people still speak a language of Franco-Provençal origin, brought centuries ago by settlers from the Franco-Provençal area and now protected as a linguistic minority. The name comes from the beech tree (faggio), and the woods around the village are a reminder of it. Foggia and the Tavoliere plain lie below, reached by car along mountain roads.

The climate is zone E, quite unlike that of the Apulian coast: cold winters, sometimes with snow, which make insulation, windows and heating important. In the centre the houses are masonry and often on several levels; elevation, slope and the official landslide and flood maps are read in the report for the exact address.

In 2023 Istat, the national statistics institute, counted 613 residents, 4.8% fewer than in 2011. The estimated average age of 46.4 is close to the 45.2 of the province of Foggia, and over-65s make up 23.2%. There are 8.16 bars and restaurants per 1,000 residents, against 4.90 in the province. Average declared income is below the provincial average.

The Daunian Apennines are earthquake country. Faeto is in seismic zone 2 of the Civil Protection (Protezione Civile) classification, like 51 of the 61 municipalities in the province, while 10 are in zone 1. Expected ground acceleration in the village is about 0.164 g. For a stone house, ask whether any structural work has been done and have the connections between walls and floors checked.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes Faeto's cadastral maps, and the report traces the address to its land parcel and building.

Key points

  • Monti Dauni village where Franco-Provençal is spoken.
  • 613 residents, down 4.8% since 2011.
  • Bars and restaurants: 8.16 per 1,000 residents.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.164 g.

Overview

Faeto is a municipality in the province of Foggia, in Puglia. At the end of 2023 it had 613 residents, among the smallest in the province (58 of 61).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Faeto 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 0.164 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Faeto, 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 4.8%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 2.3% of the population. On average, a household has 1.8 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Faeto declared an average taxable income of 15,299 euros, below the provincial average (18,478 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Faeto is in climate zone E, with 2,525 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 820 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Faeto has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 green area.

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 3.1% of the land in Faeto, 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

Faeto 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 Faeto.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Faeto: 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 Faeto 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 5 inhabited census areas in Faeto. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 59 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 071023. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.