Monte Sant'Angelo: 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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Monte Sant'Angelo, high on the Gargano above the Gulf of Manfredonia
Monte Sant'Angelo sits on the southern ridge of the Gargano promontory, at around eight hundred metres, looking down over the Gulf of Manfredonia. The town grew up around the sanctuary of Saint Michael the Archangel, a cave that has drawn pilgrims since the Middle Ages and is part of the Unesco World Heritage site devoted to the Lombards in Italy. The municipal territory is very large and reaches inland to the woods of the Foresta Umbra, in the Gargano National Park.
The historic centre includes a quarter you recognise at once, the Junno district, with rows of low white houses along sloping lanes. Buyers will mostly find small homes, often on several levels and in need of work. Bear the climate in mind: winters here are cold, with fog and occasional snow, which is unusual for Puglia. For work, larger shops and many services, residents drive down a winding road to Manfredonia, and on to Foggia.
In 2023 the population was 11,239, down 14.2% from 13,098 at the 2011 census, according to Istat, the national statistics office. Residents are older than in the province of Foggia as a whole: an average age of 47.4 against 45.2, and 27.5% over 65 against 23.3%. Foreign residents are few, at 1.5%, and average incomes are in line with the province.
The province of Foggia has the highest earthquake hazard in Puglia. Monte Sant'Angelo is in seismic zone 2, as classified by the Civil Protection Department, along with 50 other municipalities in the province, while 10 are in zone 1, the highest; the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.207 g. The old houses are masonry and lean against one another, so before buying ask what structural work has been done and have a surveyor check how walls, floors and roof are tied together.
On the steep slopes, landslide hazard can also change from one street to the next; the report checks it at the address using the official maps. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps cover the whole municipality.
Key points
- Sanctuary of Saint Michael, a Unesco site, at about eight hundred metres.
- Population down 14.2% since 2011, over-65s at 27.5%.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.207 g.
- Cold winters; main services down in Manfredonia.
Overview
Monte Sant'Angelo is a municipality in the province of Foggia, in Puglia. At the end of 2023 it had 11,239 residents, ranked 13 of 61 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Monte Sant'Angelo 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 0.207 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Monte Sant'Angelo, 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 14.2%. The estimated average age is 47 years, higher than the province average (45). 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 1.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Monte Sant'Angelo declared an average taxable income of 18,915 euros, in line with the province (18,478 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Monte Sant'Angelo is in climate zone E, with 2,400 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 796 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Monte Sant'Angelo has 15 schools and 4 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 10 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility, 3 sports facilities and 7 parks and green areas.
There are 0.1 healthcare facilities 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 2.7% of the land in Monte Sant'Angelo, 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
Monte Sant'Angelo 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 Monte Sant'Angelo.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Monte Sant'Angelo: 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 Monte Sant'Angelo 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 29 inhabited census areas in Monte Sant'Angelo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 70 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 0.0%
- fair 17.6%
- good 82.4%
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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Radon priority areas (Legislative Decree 101/2020), Regione Puglia, national list compiled by ARPA Lombardia. Licence Atto pubblico (art. 5 L. 633/1941), 2025.
- Contaminated sites, ISPRA, MOSAICO - Banca dati nazionale dei siti oggetto di procedimento di bonifica. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 12 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 071033. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.