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Carbone: 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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Carbone, village of the Italo-Greek monastery in southern Basilicata

Carbone is a hill and mountain village in the south of the province of Potenza, in the inland area that runs from the Lagonegro district towards the Pollino massif. Its name is tied to the Italo-Greek monastery of Saints Elias and Anastasius, founded in the Middle Ages by monks of the Byzantine rite and now largely in ruins, and the village's history has stayed bound up with it.

It is a small municipality far from the cities: for the main services people go to the larger towns of the area or to Potenza. Buyers here are often returning to a family village or looking for a summer house. Houses in the centre are old, built of stone, along steep streets: before deciding, check the roof, damp, drains and utility connections, and find out whether the property had work done after past earthquakes.

The village has lost many residents. In 2023 there were 500, down 29.1% on the 705 of 2011, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 58.2, against 47.3 in the province, and over-65s make up 42.4%. Foreign residents account for 1.2%. Declared incomes are well below the provincial average.

Carbone is in seismic zone 2 on the Civil Protection department's national scale, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.220 g in the built-up area. This value deserves attention: for a masonry house, ask whether seismic upgrading has been carried out and have the connections between walls and floors inspected.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps and the report traces the land parcel. On the slopes, gradient and landslides are checked on the official maps for the exact address.

Key points

  • Inland village in southern Potenza province, towards the Pollino.
  • Population down 29.1% since 2011, over-65s at 42.4%.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.220 g.
  • Stone houses to inspect: roof, damp, structural work.

Overview

Carbone is a municipality in the province of Potenza, in Basilicata. At the end of 2023 it had 500 residents, among the smallest in the province (97 of 100).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Carbone is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. The region uses a finer breakdown: here the classification is 2a. 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 0.220 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Carbone, 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 29.1%. The estimated average age is 58 years, higher than the province average (47). 42% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 25%). Foreign residents make up 1.2% of the population. On average, a household has 1.8 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Carbone declared an average taxable income of 14,529 euros, below the provincial average (20,337 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Carbone is in climate zone D, with 2,091 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 650 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Carbone has 1 pharmacy.

The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 1.3 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 1.4% of the land in Carbone, 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 Carbone.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Carbone: 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 Carbone 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 11 inhabited census areas in Carbone. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 100.0%

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 076019. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.