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Accettura: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Matera, Basilicata. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.

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For example: Via Circolo Garibaldi 1, Accettura.

Accettura, the village of the Maggio in the Lucanian woods

Accettura is a mountain village in inland Basilicata, in the province of Matera, at about 770 metres. It is surrounded by the Gallipoli Cognato forest, part of the Piccole Dolomiti Lucane regional park, and is known for the Maggio, a festival in which a large tree is felled in the woods, carried into the village and "married" to the top of a holly tree.

Anyone thinking of buying here should allow for long distances: Matera and Potenza are far off, the roads are mountain roads and a car is needed for work and hospitals. The housing is mostly stone houses in the old centre, often on several floors and reached by sloping lanes. The climate is zone E, with cold winters, and declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 1,602 residents in 2023, down 19.1% since 2011. The average age is 48.3, against 46.3 in the province, over-65s make up 27.8% and foreign residents 1.4%.

Accettura is in seismic zone 2, like 16 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.153 g. For a stone house, have the connections between walls and floors and the state of the roof checked before planning any work.

On hillsides like these, the report checks the slope and the official landslide maps at the address itself. The Revenue Agency's cadastral maps are published.

Key points

  • Mountain village near the Gallipoli Cognato forest.
  • Population down 19.1% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.153 g.
  • Stone houses on slopes: check structure and roof.

Overview

Accettura is a municipality in the province of Matera, in Basilicata. At the end of 2023 it had 1,602 residents, ranked 20 of 31 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Accettura is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. The region uses a finer breakdown: here the classification is 2c. Most municipalities in the province (17 of 31) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.153 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Accettura, 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 19.1%. The estimated average age is 48 years, higher than the province average (46). 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 25%). Foreign residents make up 1.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Accettura declared an average taxable income of 14,464 euros, below the provincial average (19,958 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Accettura is in climate zone E, with 2,212 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 770 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Accettura has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 2 sports facilities and 1 green area.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.4 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 1.5% of the land in Accettura, compared with 2.7% in the province and 3.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

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 Accettura.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Accettura: 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 Accettura 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 16 inhabited census areas in Accettura. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 75 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 3.3%
  • good 96.7%

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 077001. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.