San Ferdinando di Puglia: what to know before buying a home
A municipality in the province of Barletta-Andria-Trani, Puglia. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.
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San Ferdinando di Puglia, a Bourbon farm town by the Ofanto
By Apulian standards San Ferdinando is a young town. It was founded in the nineteenth century as a farming colony by King Ferdinand II of the Bourbons, after whom it is named, and the street plan shows it, with straight, regular streets.
The town sits on the plain north of the Ofanto river, between Trinitapoli and Cerignola, and like Trinitapoli it moved from the province of Foggia to the province of Barletta-Andria-Trani. The economy revolves around farming, with vegetables, vineyards and olive groves, and many families work in the fields or in the businesses that serve them. Buyers find low terraced houses in the centre and newer blocks on the edges; this is a farming town, with modest prices.
There were 13,625 residents in 2023, down 2.1% since 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. The population is fairly young: estimated mean age 43.2 against 44.6 for the province, over-65s at 20.4%. Foreign residents are 9.2% and households average 2.53 people. Declared incomes are well below the provincial average.
San Ferdinando is in seismic zone 2 of the Civil Protection classification, like 7 of the 10 municipalities in the province, with expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of about 0.153 g. In the original masonry houses, and where extra floors were added later, ask whether the structure has been checked.
Towards the Ofanto and along the drainage canals, flood hazard varies from spot to spot, and the report reads it from the official maps for the individual address. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the parcel leads to the building.
Key points
- Founded by the Bourbons in the 1800s as a farming colony.
- Population down 2.1%, mean age 43.2.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.153 g.
- Near the Ofanto: check flood hazard at the address.
Overview
San Ferdinando di Puglia is a municipality in the province of Barletta-Andria-Trani, in Puglia. At the end of 2023 it had 13,625 residents, ranked 7 of 10 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, San Ferdinando di Puglia is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (7 of 10) are in the same zone.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.153 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in San Ferdinando di Puglia, 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 2.1%. The estimated average age is 43 years, in line with the province. 20% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 9.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in San Ferdinando di Puglia declared an average taxable income of 14,837 euros, below the provincial average (18,445 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
San Ferdinando di Puglia is in climate zone C, with 1,393 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 68 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, San Ferdinando di Puglia has 12 schools and 4 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 5 grocery shops and supermarkets, 9 healthcare facilities, 10 sports facilities and 1 green area.
There are 0.4 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, fewer 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 7.9% of the land in San Ferdinando di Puglia, compared with 7.0% in the province and 8.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 2.7 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
San Ferdinando di Puglia 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 San Ferdinando di Puglia.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within San Ferdinando di Puglia: 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 San Ferdinando di Puglia 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 31 inhabited census areas in San Ferdinando di Puglia. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 73 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 2.6%
- good 97.4%
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 110007. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.