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Filiano: 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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For example: Corso Giovanni Ventitreesimo 1, Filiano.

Filiano, pecorino country between Potenza and the Vulture

Filiano is known across Italy for its cheese. Pecorino di Filiano, a protected designation of origin, comes from the sheep farms on these hills of Basilicata, north of Potenza on the road towards the Vulture area. It is a farming and shepherding town, with a compact centre and a wide territory of fields, pasture and scattered houses.

House hunters here mostly find detached homes, often with land, in a typical inland village market. Distances need factoring in, though. For work, offices and the hospital the reference point is Potenza, and life without a car gets difficult. For a country house, check winter access and the state of the road.

Istat, the national statistics office, records 2,687 residents (2023), down 13.0% since 2011. The average age is 47.8, slightly above the provincial 47.3, and over-65s make up 26.2%. Foreign residents are few, at 2.8%. The town is in climate zone D, with cool winters.

On earthquakes, Filiano is in seismic zone 2, like 58 other municipalities in the province of Potenza, while 40 are in zone 1. The expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is 0.163 g. With stone or brick houses a few decades old, it is worth asking whether any structural work has been done and under which planning permits.

The Revenue Agency cadastre is available, and the report goes from the address to the land parcel. Slope, landslide and flood information is read at the exact spot, because in such a large territory it varies from one rural district to the next.

Key points

  • Home of Pecorino di Filiano PDO cheese, north of Potenza
  • 2,687 residents, down 13.0% since 2011
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.163 g
  • Detached homes and land; a car is essential

Overview

Filiano is a municipality in the province of Potenza, in Basilicata. At the end of 2023 it had 2,687 residents, ranked 35 of 100 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Filiano 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 0.163 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Filiano, 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 13.0%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 25%). Foreign residents make up 2.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Filiano declared an average taxable income of 19,775 euros, in line with the province (20,337 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Filiano is in climate zone D, with 1,995 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 597 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Filiano has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 sports facility and 2 parks and green areas.

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 3.7% of the land in Filiano, 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 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 Filiano.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Filiano: 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 Filiano 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 61 inhabited census areas in Filiano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 66 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.7%
  • fair 44.7%
  • good 54.6%

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 076032. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.