Rocchetta Sant'Antonio: 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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Rocchetta Sant'Antonio, a castle in the southern Monti Dauni
Rocchetta Sant'Antonio sits on the southern edge of the Monti Dauni, above 600 metres, near the point where Puglia meets Campania and Basilicata. The old centre clusters around the castle, and from up there you look out over wheat-growing hills sloping down to the valleys of the Ofanto and its tributaries.
It is a long way from the cities: Foggia and hospitals are reached by car on a journey you need to plan for, and services in the village cover daily needs. Houses in the centre are masonry, often on several floors with narrow stairs, and many have been altered over time. Winters are cold and windy (climate zone E).
There are 1,650 residents (2023), 15.6% fewer than in 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 48.1 against 45.2 for the province of Foggia, with over-65s at 26.8%. Foreign residents are 3.8%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.
Rocchetta is in seismic zone 1, the highest, one of 10 municipalities in the province in this class, with an expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of 0.209 g. The area borders Irpinia, which has suffered strong earthquakes in the past: before buying, ask for the design, the year of construction and any structural work carried out.
The Revenue Agency publishes the cadastral maps. The report finds the land parcel from the address and checks the official landslide maps, which on the local clay hills should be read for the individual plot.
Key points
- Monti Dauni village towards Campania and Basilicata.
- One of 10 municipalities in the province in seismic zone 1.
- Expected acceleration 0.209 g: ask about design and work.
- Residents down 15.6% since 2011.
Overview
Rocchetta Sant'Antonio is a municipality in the province of Foggia, in Puglia. At the end of 2023 it had 1,650 residents, ranked 43 of 61 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Rocchetta Sant'Antonio 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 0.209 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Rocchetta Sant'Antonio, 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 15.6%. The estimated average age is 48 years, higher than the province average (45). 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 3.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Rocchetta Sant'Antonio declared an average taxable income of 17,389 euros, below the provincial average (18,478 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Rocchetta Sant'Antonio is in climate zone E, with 2,263 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 633 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Rocchetta Sant'Antonio 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 2.5% of the land in Rocchetta Sant'Antonio, 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
Rocchetta Sant'Antonio 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Rocchetta Sant'Antonio. 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 Rocchetta Sant'Antonio: 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 Rocchetta Sant'Antonio 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 24 inhabited census areas in Rocchetta Sant'Antonio. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 55 or more.
Residents by band
- poor 0.1%
- modest 14.3%
- fair 85.6%
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 071042. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.