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Guardia Perticara: 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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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 Cesare Battisti 1, Guardia Perticara.

Guardia Perticara, stone houses in the Lucanian mountains

Guardia Perticara is known in Basilicata as the village of stone houses: its centre, at around 750 metres, is made of exposed stone buildings, alleys and flights of steps. This is the inland mountain country of the province of Potenza, far from the cities and major roads, in a landscape of woods and open fields.

For a buyer, the stone is both the appeal and the first thing to check. Thick walls stay cool in summer but can hold damp; timber floors and roofs need checking one by one. The area is in climate zone E, with cold winters and some snow, so heating and insulation are part of the cost of the house. Larger services are in the bigger towns of the area and in Potenza.

In 2023 there were 526 residents, down 9.3% on the 580 of 2011. The average age of 49.3 is a little above the provincial 47.3, while over-65s make up 24.7%, close to the provincial 25.7%. Foreign residents are 5.7%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Earthquakes need to be factored in. Guardia Perticara is in seismic zone 2 on the Civil Protection department's national scale, like 59 of the 100 municipalities in the province, and the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.150 g. In an old masonry house, ask whether strengthening work has been done and who signed it off.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the municipality's cadastral maps: the report goes from the address to the land parcel and reads landslide hazard and slope on the official maps for the exact spot.

Key points

  • The village of stone houses, around 750 metres up.
  • 526 residents, down 9.3% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.150 g.
  • Stone walls: check damp, floors and roofs.

Overview

Guardia Perticara is a municipality in the province of Potenza, in Basilicata. At the end of 2023 it had 526 residents, among the smallest in the province (94 of 100).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Guardia Perticara 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 0.150 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Guardia Perticara, 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 9.3%. The estimated average age is 49 years, higher than the province average (47). 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 25%). Foreign residents make up 5.7% of the population. On average, a household has 1.8 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Guardia Perticara declared an average taxable income of 18,184 euros, below the provincial average (20,337 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Guardia Perticara 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, Guardia Perticara has 2 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 0.6 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 2.5% of the land in Guardia Perticara, 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

Official databases list no contaminated sites in Guardia Perticara.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Guardia Perticara: 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 Guardia Perticara 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 16 inhabited census areas in Guardia Perticara. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 71 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 4.4%
  • good 95.6%

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 076038. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.