Panni: 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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Panni, a mountain village in the Monti Dauni
Panni stands in the Monti Dauni, the mountain range that separates the Tavoliere plain of the province of Foggia from Campania, at around 800 metres. In winter it has its share of cold and snow: it is in climate zone E, with a climate very different from the Foggia plain below. For work, secondary schools and the hospital, people drive down to the larger towns on mountain roads.
The population has fallen sharply. In 2023 there were 682 residents, against 858 in 2011: a drop of 20.5%. The estimated average age is 50.9, against 45.2 in the province of Foggia, and over-65s are 33.0%, well above the provincial 23.3%. Foreign residents are very few, 0.7%. Average declared income is lower than in the province.
House hunters here will find homes in the old centre, often stone-built, packed against one another and reached by uphill streets. Before signing, look at insulation and heating, which matter at this altitude, and at the state of roofs and walls. The report measures elevation and slope at the address and checks the official landslide maps.
Earthquakes are a serious matter. Panni is in seismic zone 1 of the Civil Protection classification, with an expected ground acceleration in the village of about 0.197 g; in the province of Foggia, 10 municipalities are in zone 1 and 51 in zone 2. For an old masonry building a structural assessment before the preliminary contract is worthwhile, along with a check on any seismic upgrading and its paperwork.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps for Panni: the report starts from the address and reaches the land parcel and the building.
Key points
- Monti Dauni village at around 800 metres, with cold winters.
- 682 residents, down 20.5% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration about 0.197 g.
- Over-65s at 33.0%, against 23.3% in the province.
Overview
Panni is a municipality in the province of Foggia, in Puglia. At the end of 2023 it had 682 residents, among the smallest in the province (56 of 61).
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Panni is in seismic zone 1, the highest-risk zone, where very strong earthquakes are possible. Only 10 of 61 municipalities in the province are in zone 1.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.197 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Panni, 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 20.5%. The estimated average age is 51 years, higher than the province average (45). 33% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 0.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Panni declared an average taxable income of 14,703 euros, below the provincial average (18,478 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Panni is in climate zone E, with 2,651 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 801 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Panni has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets.
The data shows no healthcare facilities 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 2.7% of the land in Panni, compared with 4.1% in the province and 8.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.4 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Panni 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 Panni.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Panni: 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 Panni 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 8 inhabited census areas in Panni. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 56 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 1.5%
- fair 98.5%
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 071037. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.