San Marco in Lamis: 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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San Marco in Lamis, a town in a Gargano valley
San Marco in Lamis stretches along a narrow valley on the western side of the Gargano promontory, more than five hundred metres up and inside the Gargano National Park. The houses follow the valley floor and climb its sides. On the road to San Giovanni Rotondo, the larger town next door, stands the convent of San Matteo, a pilgrimage site, while towards the plain lies the sanctuary of Santa Maria di Stignano.
The town is known for its fracchie, huge wooden torches that are lit on Good Friday and hauled through the streets in procession. For the rest of the year San Marco lives on farming, grazing and small shops, and many residents work elsewhere, in San Severo, Foggia or other Gargano towns.
Depopulation shows in the figures. Istat, the national statistics office, counted 12,469 residents in 2023, 12.3% fewer than in 2011, a loss of 1,749 people. Foreign nationals are few, 1.8%, and the average age (45.3) is close to the provincial figure. For a buyer this means plenty of older houses for sale in the centre and few buyers, so reselling may take time. Winters up here are cooler than on the plain.
The Gargano is one of the seismic areas of Puglia. San Marco in Lamis is in zone 2 of the Civil Protection classification, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.207 g; in the province of Foggia 10 municipalities are in zone 1 and 51 in zone 2. Stone houses in the centre, often several storeys high and built against each other, deserve an inspection of load-bearing walls, floors and roof by a surveyor before you buy.
The land is karst, with caves and sinkholes, and the valley collects water from the slopes during storms. The report checks the official landslide and flood maps at the address and finds the land parcel on the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps.
Key points
- Inside the Gargano National Park, next to San Giovanni Rotondo.
- Residents down 12.3% since 2011, foreign nationals 1.8%.
- Seismic zone 2, expected ground acceleration about 0.207 g.
- Stone houses in the centre: have walls and floors inspected.
Overview
San Marco in Lamis is a municipality in the province of Foggia, in Puglia. At the end of 2023 it had 12,469 residents, ranked 12 of 61 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, San Marco in Lamis 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 0.207 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in San Marco in Lamis, 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 12.3%. The estimated average age is 45 years, in line with the province. 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 1.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in San Marco in Lamis declared an average taxable income of 19,178 euros, in line with the province (18,478 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
San Marco in Lamis is in climate zone D, with 1,981 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 550 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, San Marco in Lamis has 14 schools and 4 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 2 healthcare facilities, 2 sports facilities and 2 parks and green areas.
There are 0.1 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 2.0% of the land in San Marco in Lamis, compared with 4.1% in the province and 8.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.7 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
San Marco in Lamis 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 open contaminated sites in San Marco in Lamis; one has been cleaned up or closed.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within San Marco in Lamis: 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 Marco in Lamis 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 54 inhabited census areas in San Marco in Lamis. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 69 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 0.7%
- fair 24.5%
- good 74.8%
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 071047. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.