Motta Montecorvino: 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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Motta Montecorvino, a Monti Dauni village above the Tavoliere
West of the Tavoliere plain in northern Puglia, the land rises into the Monti Dauni, the band of hills and mountains on the border between Puglia, Molise and Campania. Motta Montecorvino is one of the villages here, at around 660 metres, with a compact centre and a landscape of open fields, pasture and woods. Foggia and Lucera are the towns people rely on for services and work, reached by car.
The population is old and shrinking. In 2023 Istat, the national statistics institute, counted 630 residents, 138 fewer than in 2011, a drop of 18.0%. Over-65s make up 35.7%, against 23.3% in the province of Foggia, and the average age is 52.2 against 45.2. Average declared income is a little above the provincial level.
Most homes are masonry houses in the centre, often on two floors with ground-floor storerooms, plus a few rural houses. Buyers should bear in mind that winters here are cold, in climate zone E, and the wind on the Monti Dauni makes itself felt: insulation, windows and boiler need checking. The village has few services of its own.
Motta Montecorvino is in seismic zone 2 of the Civil Protection (Protezione Civile) classification, like 50 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration in the village of about 0.164 g. For a masonry building, ask whether structural assessments exist and have an engineer look at cracks, floors and how they are tied in.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps and the report traces the address to the land parcel. On the Monti Dauni hills, gradient and landslide hazard are read plot by plot on the official maps.
Key points
- Monti Dauni village, with Foggia and Lucera nearby.
- 630 residents, down 18.0% since 2011.
- Over-65s at 35.7%, against 23.3% in the province.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.164 g.
Overview
Motta Montecorvino is a municipality in the province of Foggia, in Puglia. At the end of 2023 it had 630 residents, among the smallest in the province (57 of 61).
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Motta Montecorvino 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 Motta Montecorvino, 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 18.0%. The estimated average age is 52 years, higher than the province average (45). 36% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 3.5% of the population. On average, a household has 1.9 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Motta Montecorvino declared an average taxable income of 19,231 euros, in line with the province (18,478 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Motta Montecorvino is in climate zone E, with 2,215 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 662 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Motta Montecorvino has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy.
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 4.1% of the land in Motta Montecorvino, 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
Motta Montecorvino 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 2 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Motta Montecorvino, and one more has 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 Motta Montecorvino: 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 Motta Montecorvino 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 6 inhabited census areas in Motta Montecorvino. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 54 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 1.7%
- fair 98.3%
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 071034. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.