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Foggia: 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 Dante 7, Milan.

Foggia, capital of the Tavoliere plain

Foggia lies at the centre of the Tavoliere delle Puglie, the great farming plain of northern Puglia, between the Gargano promontory and the Daunian Mountains (Monti Dauni). It is a railway junction on the Adriatic line and the main town of an economy built above all on agriculture, from wheat to tomatoes.

Foggia in figures: 145,652 residents at the end of 2023, 0.9% fewer than at the 2011 census, and 24.6% of the province. It is a relatively young city, with an estimated average age of 45.6 and 23.9% of residents over 65, below the Puglia average of 24.2%. The average household has 2.27 people, and foreign residents make up 6.6%.

Flat land does not mean low seismic hazard. Foggia is in zone 2, like 51 municipalities in its province; another 10 are in zone 1. The expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.136 g, a moderate value. Even so, the zone 2 classification applies to the whole municipality: for a flat in an older building, ask about the design date, any surveys and structural work.

The service figures should be read with care. Overture Maps data record 44 supermarkets in Foggia, 0.30 per 1,000 residents against 0.52 in the province, and 511 cafés and restaurants, 3.51 per 1,000 against 4.45. These data are gathered from several providers and can be incomplete in some cities. The Ministry of Health list, an official source, shows 46 pharmacies, or 0.32 per 1,000 residents. There are 113 schools on record.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps cover the municipality, and the report uses them to identify the building's plot. Even in a lowland city, flood hazard and local prices change from one district to the next: the report checks them at the precise address, with no verdict applied to Foggia as a whole.

Key points

  • Main town of the Tavoliere plain and a junction on the Adriatic railway.
  • 145,652 residents with an average age of 45.6.
  • Seismic zone 2; 10 municipalities in the province are in zone 1.
  • 46 pharmacies on the official list.

Overview

Foggia is the capital of the province of Foggia, in Puglia. At the end of 2023 it had 145,652 residents, the most populous municipality in the province. 25% of the province's residents live here.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Foggia 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 0.136 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Foggia, 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.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood risk changes from one street to the next, even within the same municipality: for this reason we do not summarise it as a single figure for the whole of Foggia.

The report checks the exact address against the ISPRA national maps and tells you in plain words whether the building falls within an at-risk area. The official map is also available on IdroGEO.

House prices

We do not publish price tables by municipality. The report gives the minimum and maximum price per square metre for the address's zone, from the Revenue Agency's OMI valuations, with the reference half-year. It is a range for the zone, not the value of a specific home.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the number of residents is nearly unchanged. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 6.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Foggia has 113 schools and 46 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 44 grocery shops and supermarkets, 75 healthcare facilities, 108 sports facilities and 17 parks and green areas.

There are 0.3 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.5).

This data is gathered from several providers: services may be missing or closed businesses may still appear. The report counts services within 500 metres and 1 kilometre of the address.

Public transport

We do not yet have open public transport timetables for this municipality: the report says so explicitly, without inventing distances.

Land registry

The Revenue Agency publishes the cadastral maps for Foggia: the report finds the building's parcel, that is its sheet and parcel number, starting from the address.

Data sources

ISTAT code 071024. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.