Rodi Garganico: 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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Rodi Garganico, a seaside town on the northern Gargano
Rodi Garganico is built on a headland overlooking the Adriatic, on the northern coast of the Gargano promontory, with the houses of the old town packed onto the rock and beaches stretching out on either side. Around the town there are citrus and olive groves, and the area lies within the Gargano National Park. In summer the population grows a great deal with tourists and holiday home owners.
Buyers need to be clear about how they will use the property. In the old town you find small houses on several levels, reached by alleys and steps, often with a sea view but awkward access; along the coast there are flats and villas built for holidays, full in summer and empty for many months. If you plan to live here all year, bear in mind that in winter many shops and tourist services close, and larger towns are some way off.
In 2023 there were 3,338 residents, down 8.9% on 2011. The average age is 47.1, above the provincial figure (45.2), and over-65s make up 25.2%. Households are small, with 2.08 people on average. Foreign residents account for 4.0%. Average declared incomes are below the provincial average.
The Gargano is a seismic area: Rodi is in zone 2 of the Civil Protection classification, with an expected acceleration of about 0.174 g. For masonry houses in the old town, ask about the condition of structures and roofs; for flats built during the tourism boom, ask for complete planning paperwork. Near the sea and on the slopes of the headland, the report also checks the official landslide and flood maps for the address.
Key points
- Town on a headland on the northern Gargano coast.
- Many holiday homes: fewer shops and services in winter.
- Residents down 8.9%, households of 2.08.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.174 g.
Overview
Rodi Garganico is a municipality in the province of Foggia, in Puglia. At the end of 2023 it had 3,338 residents, ranked 29 of 61 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Rodi Garganico 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 0.174 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Rodi Garganico, 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 8.9%. The estimated average age is 47 years, higher than the province average (45). 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 4.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Rodi Garganico declared an average taxable income of 16,617 euros, below the provincial average (18,478 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Rodi Garganico is in climate zone C, with 1,353 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 15 November to 31 March, for up to 10 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 42 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Rodi Garganico has 5 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 9 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility, 1 sports facility and 1 green area.
There are 2.7 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more 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 13.1% of the land in Rodi Garganico, 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
Rodi Garganico 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 open contaminated sites in Rodi Garganico; one has been cleaned up or closed.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Rodi Garganico: 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 Rodi Garganico 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 28 inhabited census areas in Rodi Garganico. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 2.7%
- fair 73.0%
- good 24.3%
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 071043. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.