Campomaggiore: 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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Campomaggiore, today's village and the town of utopia
Campomaggiore is a hill municipality in inland Basilicata, in the province of Potenza, with its town hall at around 800 metres. The village people live in today is not the original one. The old settlement, Campomaggiore Vecchio, was laid out again in the eighteenth century by the Rendina counts as an orderly village for farm workers, with a square, a church and a palazzo, and its residents left it at the end of the nineteenth century. Its remains, known locally as the town of utopia, can still be visited.
Buying here means choosing a small place away from the cities, where work and larger services are a drive away. The data show 2.84 food shops per 1,000 residents, against 0.75 in the province, and 1.42 pharmacies per 1,000 residents. The story of the old village is a reminder that ground on the slopes needs a careful look: for each address the report reads the official landslide hazard maps, along with the elevation and slope of the plot.
The population is falling quickly. In 2023 there were 704 residents, 147 fewer than at the 2011 census, a drop of 17.3%. The average age is 50.0 against 47.3 in the province, over-65s make up 31.1% and households have 2.14 members on average. Foreign residents account for 2.3%.
The province of Potenza spans more than one seismic zone in the Civil Protection (Protezione Civile) classification: 40 municipalities are in zone 1 and 59 in zone 2. Campomaggiore is in zone 2, with an expected ground acceleration in the village of about 0.178 g. Before signing, find out when the house was built, whether it has been extended and whether any structural surveys exist.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are published, so the report finds the land parcel and building from the address.
Key points
- The old village, the Rendina counts' town of utopia, can still be visited.
- 704 residents, down 17.3% since 2011.
- Over-65s at 31.1%, average age 50.0.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.178 g.
Overview
Campomaggiore is a municipality in the province of Potenza, in Basilicata. At the end of 2023 it had 704 residents, ranked 85 of 100 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Campomaggiore 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 0.178 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Campomaggiore, 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 17.3%. The estimated average age is 50 years, higher than the province average (47). 31% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 25%). Foreign residents make up 2.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Campomaggiore declared an average taxable income of 18,759 euros, below the provincial average (20,337 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Campomaggiore is in climate zone E, with 2,355 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 795 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Campomaggiore has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets.
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 4.2% of the land in Campomaggiore, 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 Campomaggiore. 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 Campomaggiore: 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 Campomaggiore 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 Campomaggiore. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 69 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 4.7%
- good 95.3%
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 076017. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.