Gorgoglione: what to know before buying a home
A municipality in the province of Matera, Basilicata. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.
Liveability index free for any address
Land sheet 6 free checks
Search for an address in Gorgoglione
The report looks at the exact point: landslide and flood risk, seismic zone, price per square metre for the area, services and nearby stops.
For example: Via Roma 1, Gorgoglione.
Gorgoglione, a Basilicata mountain village towards Potenza
In the mountainous interior of the province of Matera, in Basilicata, towards the border with the province of Potenza, Gorgoglione is a ridge-top village at around eight hundred metres, with houses gathered on the high ground and woods, pasture and fields around it. Matera and Potenza are a long way off by mountain roads: hospital, secondary schools and offices all mean a drive.
The population has fallen sharply since 2011: at the end of 2023 Istat, the national statistics office, counted 850 residents, 203 fewer, down 19.3%. The average age is 48.0, against 46.3 for the province, and over-65s are 27.8%. Foreign residents are 9.3%. Average declared incomes are below the provincial average.
House hunters will mostly find old stone buildings in the centre, some closed for years. Before signing, find out the state of the roof and floors, damp, and how the house is heated: the climate is zone E and at this height winters are long, with possible snow. On the slopes, landslide hazard has to be checked address by address, and the report reads the official maps together with the gradient.
Gorgoglione is in seismic zone 2 (zone 1 is the most hazardous), like 17 of the 31 municipalities in the province of Matera; the other 14 are in zone 3. Expected ground acceleration is about 0.136 g. For a stone house, the useful document is the record of structural work: if there is none, an engineer's survey before completion is money well spent.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps and the report traces the land parcel from the address.
Key points
- Mountains of the province of Matera, towards Potenza.
- Population down 19.3% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.136 g.
- Stone houses in the centre: check roof, floors and damp.
Overview
Gorgoglione is a municipality in the province of Matera, in Basilicata. At the end of 2023 it had 850 residents, among the smallest in the province (27 of 31).
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Gorgoglione 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 (17 of 31) are in the same zone.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.136 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Gorgoglione, 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 19.3%. The estimated average age is 48 years, higher than the province average (46). 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 25%). Foreign residents make up 9.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Gorgoglione declared an average taxable income of 17,574 euros, below the provincial average (19,958 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Gorgoglione is in climate zone E, with 2,256 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 800 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Gorgoglione has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop.
The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.4 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 2.8% of the land in Gorgoglione, compared with 2.7% 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 open contaminated sites in Gorgoglione; one has been cleaned up or closed.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Gorgoglione: 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 Gorgoglione 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 Gorgoglione. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 72 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 1.7%
- good 98.3%
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 077010. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.