San Paolo di Civitate: 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 Paolo di Civitate, the northern Tavoliere towards the Fortore
San Paolo di Civitate stands on a rise in the northern part of the Tavoliere, the great plain of Foggia province, at around 190 metres, not far from the river Fortore and the border with Molise. Its name recalls Civitate, the ancient and medieval town whose remains lie within the municipality, near the site of the battle of 1053 between the Normans and the army of Pope Leo IX.
Around the town stretch wheat fields, olive groves and vineyards. Farming is the main activity. Foreign residents make up 8.2% of the population. San Severo, the largest town in the area, is about twenty kilometres away, with Foggia further south. The town has a compact centre of low one- and two-storey houses, many of them masonry, and newer districts on the edges. Average declared incomes are well below the provincial average, and house prices reflect that.
At the end of 2023 there were 5,397 residents, down 9.1% since 2011. The population is still relatively young, with an average age of 44.8 against 45.2 in the province, and households have 2.46 members on average.
The Gargano and the Fortore area are active seismic zones. San Paolo di Civitate is in seismic zone 2, like 51 municipalities in the province, while 10 are in zone 1, and the expected ground acceleration is about 0.207 g. In older masonry houses, have the walls and floors checked, and for apartment blocks ask for the year of the structural design.
On the slopes of the rise and along the channels running towards the Fortore, conditions vary from one spot to another. The report checks landslide and flood hazard for the address and finds the land parcel on the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) maps.
Key points
- Northern Tavoliere, near the Fortore and the ruins of Civitate.
- Farming and low incomes: modest house prices.
- 5,397 residents, average age 44.8.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.207 g.
Overview
San Paolo di Civitate is a municipality in the province of Foggia, in Puglia. At the end of 2023 it had 5,397 residents, ranked 22 of 61 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, San Paolo di Civitate 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 Paolo di Civitate, 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 9.1%. The estimated average age is 45 years, in line with the province. 22% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 8.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in San Paolo di Civitate declared an average taxable income of 14,987 euros, below the provincial average (18,478 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
San Paolo di Civitate is in climate zone D, with 1,576 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 187 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, San Paolo di Civitate has 3 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 6 grocery shops and supermarkets, 4 healthcare facilities, 2 sports facilities and 1 green area.
There are 1.1 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 3.1% of the land in San Paolo di Civitate, compared with 4.1% in the province and 8.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.8 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
San Paolo di Civitate 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 San Paolo di Civitate, and one more has been cleaned up or closed. 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 San Paolo di Civitate: 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 Paolo di Civitate 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 14 inhabited census areas in San Paolo di Civitate. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 68 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 0.3%
- fair 23.4%
- good 76.3%
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 071050. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.