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Albano di Lucania: what to know before buying a home

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

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For example: Corso Giuseppe Garibaldi 1, Albano di Lucania.

Albano di Lucania, high above the Basento valley

Albano di Lucania is a mountain village east of Potenza, at almost nine hundred metres, on the heights overlooking the Basento valley. It is not far from the Lucanian Dolomites, the sandstone pinnacles around Castelmezzano and Pietrapertosa. Woods, pasture and cereal fields surround the village.

The main link runs along the valley floor: the Basentana, the dual carriageway that follows the Basento between Potenza and the Ionian coast. For the hospital, secondary schools and work, Potenza is the reference. In the village there are stone houses in the centre and newer homes on the edges; with the cold winters at this altitude (climate zone E), heating, insulation and the roof matter a great deal. Average declared incomes are a little below the provincial average.

There are 1,309 residents (2023), 165 fewer than in 2011, a fall of 11.2%. The age profile is a mild surprise: the average is 46.8, slightly lower than the province (47.3), and over-65s are 24.4%. Foreign residents make up 2.1%.

The province of Potenza has 40 municipalities in seismic zone 1 and 59 in zone 2. Albano is in zone 2, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.182 g in the built-up area. For masonry houses in the centre, ask whether strengthening work has been done and whether it is on file at the town hall.

On slopes of sandstone and clay, the ground does not behave the same way everywhere. The report starts from the address, identifies the land parcel and reads the official landslide maps for that spot.

Key points

  • Mountain village east of Potenza, above the Basento valley.
  • Basentana road in the valley; Potenza for services.
  • 1,309 residents, average age 46.8.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.182 g.

Overview

Albano di Lucania is a municipality in the province of Potenza, in Basilicata. At the end of 2023 it had 1,309 residents, ranked 62 of 100 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Albano di Lucania is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. The region uses a finer breakdown: here the classification is 2b. Most municipalities in the province (59 of 100) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.182 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Albano di Lucania, 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. 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 25%). Foreign residents make up 2.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Albano di Lucania declared an average taxable income of 19,692 euros, in line with the province (20,337 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Albano di Lucania is in climate zone E, with 2,544 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 899 metres above sea level.

Services

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

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.8 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 1.8% of the land in Albano di Lucania, compared with 3.5% 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 Albano di Lucania.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Albano di Lucania: 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 Albano di Lucania 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 Albano di Lucania. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 66 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 38.7%
  • good 61.3%

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

ISTAT code 076003. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.