Genzano di Lucania: 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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Genzano di Lucania, an upper Bradano town facing Puglia
Genzano di Lucania is in the north-east of Basilicata, in the upper Bradano area, on a rise of almost six hundred metres looking out towards the Murgia plateau in Puglia. Around it lies open, rolling farmland, mostly given over to wheat. Potenza is about an hour's drive away, while towns in Puglia such as Gravina are closer.
Buyers here will mostly find village homes: houses on several floors in the old centre, often empty or in need of work, and small blocks of flats on the edge of town. Prices are low, but before buying look carefully at the roof, damp in the ground-floor walls and the heating and electrics, and ask which services are still available locally. There are 5 supermarkets, or 0.96 per 1,000 residents against 0.75 in the province.
The population is falling sharply. Istat, the national statistics office, recorded 5,183 residents at the end of 2023, 12.4% fewer than in 2011, a loss of 732 people. The average age is 48.0 and 28.0% are over 65, more than the 25.7% of the province of Potenza. Foreign residents make up 4.1%, and declared incomes are below the provincial average.
The province of Potenza has 40 municipalities in seismic zone 1, the highest class set by the Civil Protection Department. Genzano is in zone 2, like 58 others, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.130 g. With stone or brick houses in the centre, find out whether any strengthening work has been done and whether the timber floors have been replaced.
The Bradano hills are largely clay, and landslides on the slopes are a known problem; the report checks the official maps and the gradient at the address. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps for Genzano too.
Key points
- Upper Bradano, on a rise facing the Murgia plateau.
- Residents down 12.4% since 2011; 28.0% over 65.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.130 g.
- Clay hills: landslide hazard and slope checked plot by plot.
Overview
Genzano di Lucania is a municipality in the province of Potenza, in Basilicata. At the end of 2023 it had 5,183 residents, ranked 14 of 100 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Genzano di Lucania is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. The region uses a finer breakdown: here the classification is 2d. 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 0.130 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Genzano di Lucania, 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 12.4%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 25%). Foreign residents make up 4.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Genzano di Lucania declared an average taxable income of 17,539 euros, below the provincial average (20,337 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Genzano di Lucania is in climate zone D, with 2,015 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 587 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Genzano di Lucania has 6 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 5 grocery shops and supermarkets, 4 healthcare facilities, 1 sports facility and 2 parks and green areas.
There are 0.8 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.6).
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 2.8% of the land in Genzano di Lucania, 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 Genzano di Lucania.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Genzano di Lucania: 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 Genzano di Lucania 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 47 inhabited census areas in Genzano di Lucania. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 80 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 0.1%
- fair 2.7%
- good 41.8%
- very good 55.4%
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 076036. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.