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Volturino: 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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The report looks at the exact point: landslide and flood risk, seismic zone, price per square metre for the area, services and nearby stops.

For example: Via della Montagna 1, Volturino.

Volturino, in the Monti Dauni above the Tavoliere

From the Monti Dauni hills, Volturino looks out over the Tavoliere plain, with Lucera and Foggia below. The village is at around seven hundred metres, in the range of hills dividing Puglia from Campania and Molise, in a landscape of wheat fields and windy ridges. Lucera is the nearest town for services, and Foggia is the reference for work, the university and the hospital.

The climate is that of high hill country: cold, windy winters, in Italian climate zone E, very different from the plain below. In an old house in the centre, the roof, windows and insulation matter more than Foggia's temperatures would suggest.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 1,517 residents in 2023, down 14.8% on the 1,781 of 2011. The average age of 48.0 is above the provincial 45.2, and over-65s make up 28.9% against 23.3%. Foreign residents account for 4.5%. Declared incomes are slightly below the provincial average.

Earthquake hazard in these hills is medium to high. Volturino is in seismic zone 2, like 51 of the 61 municipalities in the province, while 10 are in zone 1; the expected ground acceleration here is about 0.154 g. For masonry houses, ask about structural work and sign-offs.

On the clay slopes of the Monti Dauni, landslide hazard changes a great deal from one spot to the next: the report reads it for the address. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps and the address leads to the land parcel.

Key points

  • Monti Dauni, above the Tavoliere plain and Lucera.
  • Cold, windy winters, unlike the plain.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.154 g.
  • Population down 14.8% since 2011.

Overview

Volturino is a municipality in the province of Foggia, in Puglia. At the end of 2023 it had 1,517 residents, ranked 44 of 61 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Volturino 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 0.154 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Volturino, 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 14.8%. The estimated average age is 48 years, higher than the province average (45). 29% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 4.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Volturino declared an average taxable income of 17,820 euros, in line with the province (18,478 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Volturino is in climate zone E, with 2,326 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 15 October to 15 April, for up to 14 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 735 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Volturino has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets 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 3.3% of the land in Volturino, compared with 4.1% in the province and 8.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.6 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Volturino 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 Volturino.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Volturino: 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 Volturino 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 13 inhabited census areas in Volturino. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 1.5%
  • fair 98.5%

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

ISTAT code 071062. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.