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Anzi: 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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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: Corso Umberto Primo 1, Anzi.

Anzi, the planetarium village above a thousand metres

Anzi sits high up, above a thousand metres, on a ridge of the Lucanian Apennines south of Potenza. Outside Basilicata the village is known for its planetarium and astronomical observatory, which make the most of the dark mountain sky. Around it are pastures, woods and mountain roads; Potenza remains the city for work, hospital care and secondary schools.

Buying here means choosing a village house in a harsh climate, with long winters and the chance of snow. Heating bills and insulation count for more than on the plain, and so does the state of the roof. On a ridge with steep slopes, the report checks the gradient, elevation and official landslide maps at the address.

According to Istat, the national statistics office, there were 1,504 residents in 2023, down 14.8% since 2011. The average age is 47.7, against 47.3 for the province, and over-65s make up 25.3%. Foreign residents are few, at 1.5%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Anzi is in seismic zone 2 on the Civil Protection Department scale, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.197 g, a medium-high value. In the province of Potenza, 40 municipalities are in zone 1 and 59 in zone 2. Before buying a masonry building, ask whether it has had structural work and whether the permits for that work exist.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the municipality's cadastral maps, so the report can trace the plot and building from the address.

Key points

  • Ridge-top village above a thousand metres, south of Potenza.
  • Population down 14.8% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.197 g.
  • Long winters: check insulation and the roof first.

Overview

Anzi is a municipality in the province of Potenza, in Basilicata. At the end of 2023 it had 1,504 residents, ranked 56 of 100 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Anzi 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 0.197 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Anzi, 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, in line with the province. 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 25%). Foreign residents make up 1.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Anzi declared an average taxable income of 16,828 euros, below the provincial average (20,337 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Anzi is in climate zone E, with 2,739 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 1,006 metres above sea level.

Services

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

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 2.3% of the land in Anzi, 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Anzi, and one more has been cleaned up or closed. 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 Anzi: 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 Anzi 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 Anzi. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 70 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 36.4%
  • good 63.6%

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 076004. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.