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Manfredonia: 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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Manfredonia, the gulf at the foot of the Gargano

King Manfred of Swabia founded the town in the thirteenth century to replace ancient Siponto, and it bears his name. From the Middle Ages it keeps its castle overlooking the harbour and, just to the south, the Romanesque basilica of Santa Maria di Siponto, beside which a large wire-mesh sculpture recreates the outline of the early Christian church. Manfredonia closes off the southern side of the Gargano promontory and faces the gulf named after it.

For a buyer, location is what matters most. The centre, laid out on a grid, is close to the harbour and seafront; towards Siponto are the beaches and many holiday homes; behind the town the Gargano rises towards Monte Sant'Angelo and San Giovanni Rotondo. The municipality also contains the former petrochemical plant, listed among Italy's contaminated sites of national interest, so anyone looking at homes in that direction should find out how the clean-up is going. Foggia is reached by car or by the railway that ends here.

At the end of 2023 Manfredonia had 53,722 residents, down 4.5% since 2011. The average age is 45.7 and over-65s are 24.2%, slightly above the provincial average. Foreign residents are few, at 3.0%. Declared incomes are higher than in the province of Foggia, where they are low.

The Gargano is one of the most seismically active parts of Apulia. Manfredonia is in zone 2 on the Civil Protection map, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.195 g, and 10 municipalities in the province are in zone 1. For blocks built during the town's industrial growth, ask when they were designed and whether any structural checks have been made.

Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) maps are available and the report traces the plot from the address. On the coastal plain towards Siponto and near the drainage channels, flooding should be checked for the exact position.

Key points

  • Founded by Manfred of Swabia, on the gulf below the Gargano.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.195 g.
  • 53,722 residents, down 4.5% since 2011.
  • Former petrochemical site awaiting clean-up: check the area.

Overview

Manfredonia is a municipality in the province of Foggia, in Puglia. At the end of 2023 it had 53,722 residents, the third most populous in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Manfredonia 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 0.195 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Manfredonia, 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 4.5%. 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 3.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Manfredonia declared an average taxable income of 19,483 euros, above the provincial average (18,478 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Manfredonia is in climate zone D, with 1,523 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 5 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Manfredonia has 42 schools and 16 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 36 grocery shops and supermarkets, 49 healthcare facilities, 36 sports facilities and 3 parks and green areas.

There are 0.9 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, more 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 4.8% of the land in Manfredonia, compared with 4.1% in the province and 8.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.9 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Manfredonia 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 Manfredonia.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Manfredonia: 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 Manfredonia 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 483 inhabited census areas in Manfredonia. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 69 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 3.4%
  • fair 28.5%
  • good 68.1%

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 071029. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.