Brindisi Montagna: 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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Brindisi Montagna, home of the Grancia park above the Basento
Not to be confused with the city in Apulia, Brindisi Montagna is a village in Basilicata at about 800 metres, on high ground overlooking the Basento valley, not far from Potenza. Within its territory is the Parco della Grancia, where an open-air show about the history of brigandage is staged in summer, drawing visitors from across the region.
For people living here, Potenza is the reference point for work, offices and hospital care, reached by car. The climate is zone E: cold winters, sometimes with snow, which make insulation and heating important. Houses in the centre are mostly old masonry buildings; outside the village there are scattered homes and farm buildings.
The number of residents has fallen: 774 in 2023, down 16.3% on the 925 of 2011. Even so, the village is no older than the province: over-65s make up 22.4%, against 25.7% in the province of Potenza, and the average age is 47.4 (provincial figure 47.3). Foreign residents account for 3.2%, and average incomes are slightly below provincial levels.
Earthquakes need careful thought. Brindisi Montagna is in seismic zone 2, like 59 of the 100 municipalities in the province, and the expected ground acceleration in the village is about 0.191 g. For a masonry house, ask whether it has been structurally strengthened; for a reinforced concrete building, ask for the design year and the structural sign-off.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps cover the municipality, so the report goes from the address to the land parcel. On the slopes down to the valley floor, landslide hazard varies from spot to spot and is checked at the exact address.
Key points
- Basilicata village above the Basento valley, near Potenza.
- Population down 16.3% since 2011.
- Over-65s at 22.4%, below the provincial 25.7%.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.191 g.
Overview
Brindisi Montagna is a municipality in the province of Potenza, in Basilicata. At the end of 2023 it had 774 residents, ranked 82 of 100 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Brindisi Montagna 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 0.191 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Brindisi Montagna, 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 16.3%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 22% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 25%). Foreign residents make up 3.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Brindisi Montagna declared an average taxable income of 18,901 euros, below the provincial average (20,337 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Brindisi Montagna is in climate zone E, with 2,364 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 800 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Brindisi Montagna has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop and 2 parks and green areas.
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 1.6% of the land in Brindisi Montagna, 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 Brindisi Montagna. 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 Brindisi Montagna: 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 Brindisi Montagna 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 14 inhabited census areas in Brindisi Montagna. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 67 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 27.1%
- good 72.9%
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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Contaminated sites, ISPRA, MOSAICO - Banca dati nazionale dei siti oggetto di procedimento di bonifica. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 12 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 076014. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.