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Montemilone: 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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Montemilone, wheat country on the border with Puglia

Montemilone lies in the north of Basilicata, where the region's hills flatten out towards the Puglia countryside. The village sits on a rise at around 300 metres, surrounded by wheat fields and scattered farmhouses, in an open landscape closer to the Murgia plateau than to the Lucanian mountains. The nearest town with major services is Venosa.

Buyers here will find a farming village, with masonry houses in the centre and a few rural houses in the countryside. For work and services you drive to Venosa, Melfi or towns in Puglia. Declared incomes are below the average for the province of Potenza.

Montemilone has lost many residents in recent years. In 2023 there were 1,372, 20.5% fewer than in 2011 (353 people). The average age is 49.3 (province: 47.3), 28.6% are over 65 and 7.0% are foreign nationals.

Montemilone is in seismic zone 2, like 58 other municipalities in the province, while 40 are in zone 1. The expected ground acceleration is 0.185 g. In a house in the centre, check the walls and floors and ask what structural work has been done and what paperwork exists for it.

The Revenue Agency's cadastral maps cover the municipality, and the report uses them to trace the address back to the land parcel.

Key points

  • Farming plateau in northern Basilicata, towards Puglia.
  • Population down 20.5% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.185 g.
  • 28.6% over 65, 7.0% foreign nationals.

Overview

Montemilone is a municipality in the province of Potenza, in Basilicata. At the end of 2023 it had 1,372 residents, ranked 61 of 100 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Montemilone is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. The region uses a finer breakdown: here the classification is 2b. 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 0.185 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Montemilone, 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 20.5%. The estimated average age is 49 years, higher than the province average (47). 29% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 25%). Foreign residents make up 7.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Montemilone declared an average taxable income of 15,666 euros, below the provincial average (20,337 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Montemilone is in climate zone D, with 1,405 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 320 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Montemilone has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop and 1 healthcare facility.

There are 2.2 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 2.1% of the land in Montemilone, 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 medium. 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 Montemilone.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Montemilone: 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 Montemilone 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 14 inhabited census areas in Montemilone. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 65 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.1%
  • fair 2.5%
  • good 97.4%

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

ISTAT code 076051. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.