Calciano: 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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Calciano, a hill village in inland Matera province
Inland Basilicata, well away from the Ionian coast and from Matera itself, the city of the Sassi cave dwellings, is where you find Calciano, a small hill village in the province of Matera. The village sits on high ground, above 400 metres, surrounded by fields and woods, and the routes to Matera and to Potenza run along the valley-floor roads.
The population has shrunk considerably. In 2023 there were 655 residents, 141 fewer than the 796 of 2011, a fall of 17.7%. The average age is 50.6, against 46.3 in the province, and over-65s are 32.8% of residents, compared with 24.8%. Foreign residents are 2.0%. Average declared income is a little below the provincial average.
Prospective buyers will find masonry houses in the village, often family homes, and a few country houses. Before making an offer, check the roof, damp, the systems and that building permits are in order, and test travel times to the services the village lacks, such as a hospital and secondary schools. Heating zone D means moderate winters.
The province of Matera is split between two seismic zones: 17 municipalities in zone 2 and 14 in zone 3. Calciano is in zone 2, with an expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of about 0.172 g. In an old house, it is worth asking an engineer how the walls and floors are built and whether any strengthening work has been done.
The village stands on a rise and the land around it is all slopes: landslide hazard and gradient are read for the individual address on the official maps. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, so the report traces the land parcel from the address.
Key points
- Hill village in the interior of the province of Matera.
- 655 residents, down 17.7% since 2011.
- Over-65s at 32.8%, against 24.8% in the province.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.172 g.
Overview
Calciano is a municipality in the province of Matera, in Basilicata. At the end of 2023 it had 655 residents, among the smallest in the province (28 of 31).
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Calciano 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 0.172 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Calciano, 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 17.7%. The estimated average age is 51 years, higher than the province average (46). 33% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 25%). Foreign residents make up 2.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Calciano declared an average taxable income of 18,691 euros, below the provincial average (19,958 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Calciano is in climate zone D, with 1,705 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 425 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Calciano has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop and 1 sports facility.
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 1.9% of the land in Calciano, 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 medium. 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 Calciano.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Calciano: 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 Calciano 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 8 inhabited census areas in Calciano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 74 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 9.7%
- good 90.3%
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
- 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 077004. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.