Serracapriola: 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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Serracapriola, the hill above the lower Fortore
In the north of Puglia, where the Tavoliere plain gives way to hills and the region borders Molise, Serracapriola stands on a hill above the lower course of the Fortore river, not far from the Adriatic. The town is gathered around its castle, and from the top you look over the river valley and wide stretches of wheat, olives and vines.
The economy is agricultural, with farms producing wheat, olive oil and wine. Foreign residents make up 11.5%, a high share for Puglia. For home buyers the market is mostly village houses, often old and on several floors, and rural houses in the countryside. Foggia and San Severo are the towns people rely on for the hospital and public offices, and Termoli for those looking towards Molise and the coast. Average declared incomes are well below the provincial average.
The population is falling quickly: 3,615 residents in 2023, 11.2% fewer than in 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. It is older than the province of Foggia, with an average age of 46.7 against 45.2 and over-65s at 25.4% against 23.3%.
The Capitanata, as this part of Puglia is called, is seismically active: the province has 10 municipalities in zone 1 and 51 in zone 2 on the Civil Protection Department's scale, and Serracapriola is in the second group, with an expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of about 0.201 g. In a multi-storey village house, what counts is the load-bearing walls, how they connect to the floors and how any extra storeys or extensions were built.
The hill is largely clay and its slopes can give way, while in the Fortore valley the issue is flooding. The report checks both maps at the address and, using the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps, reaches the land parcel.
Key points
- Hill above the lower Fortore, towards Molise and the Adriatic.
- Farming economy, foreign residents at 11.5%.
- Down 11.2% since 2011, over-65s at 25.4%.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.201 g.
Overview
Serracapriola is a municipality in the province of Foggia, in Puglia. At the end of 2023 it had 3,615 residents, ranked 27 of 61 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Serracapriola 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 0.201 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Serracapriola, 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 11.2%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 11.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Serracapriola declared an average taxable income of 14,718 euros, below the provincial average (18,478 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Serracapriola is in climate zone D, with 1,622 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 270 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Serracapriola has 4 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets.
The data shows no healthcare facilities 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 2.0% of the land in Serracapriola, compared with 4.1% in the province and 8.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 2.9 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Serracapriola 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 Serracapriola.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Serracapriola: 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 Serracapriola 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 26 inhabited census areas in Serracapriola. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 64 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 0.5%
- fair 87.4%
- good 12.2%
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 071053. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.