Pietramontecorvino: 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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Pietramontecorvino, a Monti Dauni village above Lucera
Pietramontecorvino is one of the villages of the Subappennino dauno, the Monti Dauni, a band of hills and low mountains that closes off the Tavoliere plain of Foggia to the west. The centre stands at around 450 metres, on a height overlooking the plain, with an old core of stone houses and narrow lanes and a newer part along the roads into town. Lucera is the nearest town with full services, while Foggia, the provincial capital, has the hospitals and offices.
The surrounding landscape is wheat fields, olive groves and wind turbines on the ridges. Buyers find village houses, often needing restoration, and country homes with land. Factor in the hill roads and the distance to services, as well as heating in the cooler winters up here. On the clay slopes of the Monti Dauni the report checks the official landslide maps for the address.
The population is shrinking and elderly. Istat, the national statistics office, counts 2,457 residents in 2023, 10.5% fewer than in 2011, with an average age of 48.0 against 45.2 for the province and over-65s at 28.0%, well above the provincial 23.3%. Foreign residents account for 3.4%. Declared incomes are in line with the Foggia average.
The village has 3 school-related places, 1 pharmacy and 11 cafés and restaurants.
Pietramontecorvino is in seismic zone 2 of the Civil Protection classification, like 50 other municipalities in the province of Foggia, and expected ground acceleration is about 0.175 g. For a masonry house in the old centre, ask whether the roof and floors have been redone and whether any strengthening has been carried out. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps.
Key points
- Monti Dauni, on a height overlooking the Tavoliere plain.
- Population down 10.5% since 2011, over-65s at 28.0%.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.175 g.
- Stone houses in the centre: check the roof and floors.
Overview
Pietramontecorvino is a municipality in the province of Foggia, in Puglia. At the end of 2023 it had 2,457 residents, ranked 37 of 61 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Pietramontecorvino 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 0.175 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Pietramontecorvino, 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 10.5%. The estimated average age is 48 years, higher than the province average (45). 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 3.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Pietramontecorvino declared an average taxable income of 18,441 euros, in line with the province (18,478 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Pietramontecorvino is in climate zone D, with 1,714 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 456 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Pietramontecorvino has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 sports facility.
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 2.4% of the land in Pietramontecorvino, 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
Pietramontecorvino 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 medium. 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 Pietramontecorvino.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Pietramontecorvino: 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 Pietramontecorvino 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 16 inhabited census areas in Pietramontecorvino. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 58 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 3.7%
- fair 96.3%
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 071039. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.