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Lagonegro: 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 Sant'Antuono 2, Lagonegro.

Lagonegro, Mount Sirino and the upper Noce valley

Lagonegro is the main town in the south-western corner of Basilicata. It sits in a mountain basin at the foot of the Sirino massif, where the river Noce rises, and for the surrounding villages it is where people go for the law court, the hospital and secondary schools. The old centre clings to a rocky spur, while newer building has spread lower down along the access roads.

The key link is the A2 motorway (Autostrada del Mediterraneo, formerly the Salerno-Reggio Calabria), which has exits at Lagonegro: from here it is a short drive down to Maratea and the Tyrrhenian coast, or north towards Campania. The climate is mountainous (climate zone E), with cold winters and frequent snow on Mount Sirino. Insulation, windows and heating bills matter more here than in a hill town.

The town has lost a lot of people. In 2023 there were 4,989 residents, 736 fewer than in 2011, a fall of 12.9%. The average age is 47.9, slightly above the province of Potenza (47.3), and people over 65 make up 26.9%. Foreign residents are few, 2.4%. Declared incomes, on the other hand, are above the provincial average.

Earthquakes are the main issue. Lagonegro is in seismic zone 1, the highest class, along with 39 other municipalities in the province, and the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.232 g. The old town is mostly masonry buildings leaning on one another, so before buying find out whether they have been strengthened, to what design, and whether the work also covered the neighbouring houses.

Slopes need checking one property at a time, especially at the edges of the old town and along the streams. The report checks the official landslide and flood maps at the address and uses the cadastral maps of the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate), which are published for Lagonegro too.

Key points

  • Law court, hospital and secondary schools for the whole area.
  • Population down 12.9% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 1, the highest: acceleration about 0.232 g.
  • Cold winters: insulation and heating matter.

Overview

Lagonegro is a municipality in the province of Potenza, in Basilicata. At the end of 2023 it had 4,989 residents, ranked 15 of 100 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Lagonegro 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 1b. 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 0.232 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Lagonegro, 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 12.9%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 25%). Foreign residents make up 2.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Lagonegro declared an average taxable income of 23,775 euros, above the provincial average (20,337 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Lagonegro is in climate zone E, with 2,120 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 666 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Lagonegro has 10 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets, 4 healthcare facilities, 2 sports facilities and 1 green area.

There are 2.0 schools per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (1.3).

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 Lagonegro, compared with 3.5% in the province and 3.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.8 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Official databases list 3 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Lagonegro. The report tells you whether one is close to the address.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Lagonegro: 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 Lagonegro 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 41 inhabited census areas in Lagonegro. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 8.2%
  • fair 91.8%

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 076039. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.