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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: Viale Ofanto 1, Foggia.

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 46 supermarkets in Foggia, 0.32 per 1,000 residents against 0.56 in the province, and 578 cafés and restaurants, 3.97 per 1,000 against 4.90. 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.

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.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Foggia declared an average taxable income of 21,987 euros, above the provincial average (18,478 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Foggia is in climate zone D, with 1,530 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 76 metres above sea level.

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 46 grocery shops and supermarkets, 101 healthcare facilities, 116 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 (0.6).

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 8.1% of the land in Foggia, compared with 4.1% in the province and 8.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 22.4 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Foggia is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Regione Puglia in 2025. Radon varies from building to building and can only be known by measuring it, especially on ground floors and in basements.

Official databases list 7 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Foggia, and 4 more have been cleaned up or closed. 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 Foggia: 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 Foggia 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 1,153 inhabited census areas in Foggia. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 66 or more.

Residents by band

  • poor 0.2%
  • modest 4.8%
  • fair 27.3%
  • good 67.8%

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