Stornarella: 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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Stornarella, one of the Five Royal Sites of the Tavoliere
Stornarella is one of the Cinque Reali Siti, the Five Royal Sites: farming settlements founded by the Bourbon kings of Naples in the 18th century on the Tavoliere plain, together with Orta Nova, Stornara, Carapelle and Ordona. It lies in the southern part of the province of Foggia, between Foggia and Cerignola, in almost flat countryside of vineyards, olive groves, wheat and vegetables.
Farming remains the heart of the economy and shapes the town. Foreign residents make up 20.3% of the population, many of them working on the land, and households average 2.66 people. For offices, the hospital and secondary schools people go to Cerignola, Orta Nova or Foggia, nearly always by car.
In 2023 there were 5,329 residents according to Istat, Italy's national statistics office, up 6.1% on 2011. The average age is 42.2 (45.2 in the province of Foggia), and over-65s make up 19.5%, against 23.3%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.
Buyers will mostly find low village houses, often one or two storeys with a yard, and small blocks built from the 1970s onwards. Stornarella is in seismic zone 2 of the Protezione Civile (Civil Protection Department) classification, like 51 municipalities in the province, and the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.174 g; elsewhere in the province, 10 municipalities are in zone 1. For a masonry house, ask whether floors or extensions have been added and whether they were authorised, and have the ties between walls and floors checked.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps and the report reaches the land parcel from the address. Summers are very hot in this climate zone D with mild winters, so roof insulation and window shading count. Reclamation canals and ditches cross the plain, and flood hazard is read for the individual address.
Key points
- Bourbon farming town, one of the Five Royal Sites, near Cerignola.
- Population up 6.1%; 20.3% foreign nationals.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.174 g.
- Over-65s at 19.5%; 23.3% in the province.
Overview
Stornarella is a municipality in the province of Foggia, in Puglia. At the end of 2023 it had 5,329 residents, ranked 23 of 61 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Stornarella 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 Stornarella, 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 grown by 6.1%. The estimated average age is 42 years, lower than the province average (45). 20% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 20.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.7 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Stornarella declared an average taxable income of 15,760 euros, below the provincial average (18,478 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Stornarella is in climate zone D, with 1,525 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 154 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Stornarella has 5 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 4 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 4.6% of the land in Stornarella, compared with 4.1% in the province and 8.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 5.6 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Stornarella 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 Stornarella. 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 Stornarella: 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 Stornarella 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 15 inhabited census areas in Stornarella. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 68 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 0.2%
- fair 1.4%
- good 98.4%
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 071055. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.