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Aliano: 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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Aliano, the badlands and Carlo Levi's village

Readers of "Christ Stopped at Eboli" know Aliano as the book's Gagliano: Carlo Levi spent his internal exile here in the 1930s, and he is buried here. The village sits on a ridge at around 500 metres in the province of Matera, surrounded by calanchi, clay hills furrowed by rain that give the landscape its lunar look.

The link with Levi brings visitors and some cultural activity, but daily life is that of a small village in inland Basilicata, with the main services in the larger towns of the Agri valley and in Matera. Houses in the centre are old masonry buildings, often small and in need of renovation; the climate is zone D.

Depopulation is strong: 859 residents in 2023, 20.6% fewer than the 1,082 of 2011. The average age is 50.2, against 46.3 in the province, over-65s are 32.7% (24.8% in the province) and foreign residents 8.5%. Average declared income is below the provincial figure.

For earthquakes, Aliano is in seismic zone 3 (zone 1 being the most hazardous), like 13 other municipalities in the province of Matera, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.120 g. With a masonry house, it is worth asking a surveyor about the state of the foundations and load-bearing walls.

Because the ground is clay, the position of the house matters: near the edge of a gully or on a slope, conditions change a lot. The report reads the official landslide hazard maps for the exact address. Revenue Agency cadastral maps are published and link the address to the land parcel.

Key points

  • The Gagliano of "Christ Stopped at Eboli", where Carlo Levi is buried.
  • Ridge-top village among clay badlands, province of Matera.
  • 859 residents, 20.6% fewer than in 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.120 g.

Overview

Aliano is a municipality in the province of Matera, in Basilicata. At the end of 2023 it had 859 residents, ranked 26 of 31 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Aliano is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. The region uses a finer breakdown: here the classification is 3a. Only 14 of 31 municipalities in the province are in zone 3.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.120 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

Even in zone 3, seismic standards apply to new buildings: for an older building, ask about the design year and any structural work.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has fallen by 20.6%. The estimated average age is 50 years, higher than the province average (46). 33% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 25%). Foreign residents make up 8.5% of the population. On average, a household has 1.9 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Aliano declared an average taxable income of 15,527 euros, below the provincial average (19,958 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Aliano is in climate zone D, with 1,812 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 498 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Aliano has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets and 4 parks and green areas.

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 1.7% of the land in Aliano, 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 open contaminated sites in Aliano; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Aliano: 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 Aliano 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 18 inhabited census areas in Aliano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 74 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 1.2%
  • good 98.8%

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 077002. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.