Castelluccio Superiore: 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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Castelluccio Superiore, on the Basilicata side of the Pollino
At the far southern tip of Basilicata, just short of Calabria, Castelluccio Superiore stands on a rise at about 750 metres, higher up than its twin village of Castelluccio Inferiore. The municipality lies within the Pollino National Park, and the mountains of the massif are part of the everyday view. It is a compact village of houses gathered around the church, with vegetable plots and farmland on the slopes.
Buyers should expect a small municipality where many services are found in the larger towns of the area. Streets climb, and older houses often have thick stone walls and rooms on several floors. On the slopes the ground needs checking plot by plot: the report measures the elevation and gradient at the address and reads the official maps of landslide hazard and of flooding along the streams.
The population has been shrinking for years: 703 residents in 2023, 157 fewer than the 860 of 2011 (down 18.3%). The average age is 49.3, against 47.3 in the province of Potenza, and over-65s make up 31.3%. Foreign residents are very few, 0.6%, and average declared income is below the provincial figure.
The figure that deserves most attention is the seismic one. Castelluccio Superiore is in zone 1, the highest class in the Civil Protection (Protezione Civile) classification, like 39 other municipalities in the province, and the expected ground acceleration in the village is about 0.263 g. For a masonry house, ask whether strengthening work has been done and under which permits, and have an engineer look at it before signing a preliminary contract.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are available here too: the report links the address to its land parcel and building.
Key points
- A Pollino National Park village on the border with Calabria.
- 703 residents, down 18.3% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration about 0.263 g.
- Over-65s at 31.3%, foreign residents at 0.6%.
Overview
Castelluccio Superiore is a municipality in the province of Potenza, in Basilicata. At the end of 2023 it had 703 residents, ranked 87 of 100 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Castelluccio Superiore is in seismic zone 1, the highest-risk zone, where very strong earthquakes are possible. The region uses a finer breakdown: here the classification is 1a. Only 40 of 100 municipalities in the province are in zone 1.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.263 g, a high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Castelluccio Superiore, 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 18.3%. The estimated average age is 49 years, higher than the province average (47). 31% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 25%). Foreign residents make up 0.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Castelluccio Superiore declared an average taxable income of 18,196 euros, below the provincial average (20,337 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Castelluccio Superiore is in climate zone E, with 2,273 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 750 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Castelluccio Superiore has 1 school and 1 pharmacy.
The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.8 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 2.0% of the land in Castelluccio Superiore, 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 Castelluccio Superiore.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Castelluccio Superiore: 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 Castelluccio Superiore 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 10 inhabited census areas in Castelluccio Superiore. 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
- 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 076023. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.