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Missanello: 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 Bendini 1, Missanello.

Missanello, a village above the Agri valley

Missanello looks over the valley of the Agri, the river that crosses southern Basilicata from west to the Ionian Sea. The village stands on a rise above the valley floor, with the town hall at around 600 metres, and its land runs down towards the river among fields and hills. For work and services people drive to the larger towns in the valley and, for hospitals and public offices, to Potenza.

Buyers here mostly find village houses, often on several floors and with work done at different times. Check the roof, the systems and damp, and for a house on the edge of the village look at how steep the ground around it is. Climate zone D means winters that are not too harsh, but with cold, windy days.

In 2023 there were 480 residents, 12.4% fewer than in 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age of 47.5 is almost the same as the province's (47.3), and over-65s make up 25.0%, against 25.7%. Foreign residents are 9.0%. Average declared incomes are below the average for the province of Potenza.

Missanello is in seismic zone 2 on the Civil Protection department's national scale, like 59 of the 100 municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.144 g. For a masonry building, find out whether any strengthening work has been done and ask for the paperwork.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps cover the municipality, and the report goes from the address to the land parcel. Conditions differ a lot between the village up top and the land near the Agri: landslides on the slopes and river flooding are read on the official maps for the exact spot, as the report does.

Key points

  • Village on a rise above the Agri valley.
  • 480 residents in 2023, down 12.4% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.144 g.
  • Slope landslides and Agri floods checked by address.

Overview

Missanello is a municipality in the province of Potenza, in Basilicata. At the end of 2023 it had 480 residents, among the smallest in the province (98 of 100).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Missanello 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 0.144 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Missanello, 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. 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 25%). Foreign residents make up 9.0% of the population. On average, a household has 1.6 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Missanello declared an average taxable income of 18,485 euros, below the provincial average (20,337 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Missanello is in climate zone D, with 1,999 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 604 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Missanello has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 healthcare facility.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.8 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 4.2% of the land in Missanello, compared with 3.5% in the province and 3.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.7 hectares.

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 Missanello.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Missanello: 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 Missanello 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 8 inhabited census areas in Missanello. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 69 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 8.1%
  • good 91.9%

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 076049. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.