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Cancellara: 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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Cancellara, a hill village near Potenza

Cancellara is a small village in inland Basilicata, built on a rise in the hills of the province of Potenza, with the old village gathered on top and newer houses along the approach roads. Around it lies a countryside of wheat fields, pasture and woodland. The regional capital, Potenza, is the place people go for work, hospital care and secondary schools.

The population has fallen sharply. Istat, the national statistics office, counted 1,131 residents in 2023, 19.0% fewer than in 2011, or 265 people. The estimated average age is 50.6 against 47.3 for the province, and over-65s make up 31.7%. Foreign residents are few, at 2.2%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

For house hunters this means a small market, with many family homes in the old centre, often empty for years or needing to be put back in order. Altitude and climate count: Cancellara is in climate zone E, with cold winters and some snow, so heating and insulation matter. In a hilltop village the streets are steep and the ground deserves attention; the report reads the official landslide maps for the address.

Basilicata has a high earthquake hazard. The Civil Protection Department places Cancellara in zone 2, like 59 of the 100 municipalities in the province, while 40 are in zone 1. Expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.156 g. With stone houses in the centre, find out whether structural work was done after past earthquakes and under which permits; asking for the paperwork is the first step.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps for Cancellara, and the report finds the plot from the address.

Key points

  • Hilltop village in Basilicata, with Potenza as its main town.
  • 1,131 residents, down 19.0% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.156 g.
  • Stone houses: ask for the paperwork on structural work.

Overview

Cancellara is a municipality in the province of Potenza, in Basilicata. At the end of 2023 it had 1,131 residents, ranked 71 of 100 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Cancellara 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 (59 of 100) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.156 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Cancellara, 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 19.0%. The estimated average age is 51 years, higher than the province average (47). 32% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 25%). Foreign residents make up 2.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Cancellara declared an average taxable income of 18,315 euros, below the provincial average (20,337 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Cancellara is in climate zone E, with 2,146 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 680 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Cancellara has 3 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 2.5% of the land in Cancellara, 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 no contaminated sites in Cancellara.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Cancellara: 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 Cancellara 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 12 inhabited census areas in Cancellara. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 74 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 12.9%
  • good 87.1%

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 076018. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.