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Oppido Lucano: 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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Oppido Lucano, wheat hills in north-east Basilicata

Wheat, olive groves and gentle hills: around Oppido Lucano, Basilicata changes from the mountains of the Potenza area and starts to resemble the farmland that runs down towards Puglia. The town sits at around 670 metres, in the north-eastern part of the province of Potenza, in the Bradano area, and lives mainly from farming. Potenza is the reference city, reachable by car.

The old centre climbs a hill, with masonry houses packed together and uphill streets; around it newer small blocks and detached houses have been added, and in the countryside there are farmhouses and old rural buildings. The market is small and slow, made up mostly of family homes changing hands. Services consist of 4 school sites, 3 supermarkets, 1 pharmacy and 13 bars and restaurants. Public transport data show no stops in the municipality, so a car is needed for everything.

Oppido is losing people, but more slowly than many towns in Basilicata. Istat, the national statistics office, counted 3,524 residents in 2023, down 8.7% since 2011. The average age of 47.4 is practically the provincial figure (47.3), over-65s make up 26.8% and foreign residents just 1.9%. Households average 2.37 people. Average declared incomes are below the provincial level.

On the Civil Protection Department scale (the national emergency agency), the province of Potenza has 40 municipalities in seismic zone 1 and 59 in zone 2. Oppido is in zone 2, with an expected acceleration of about 0.138 g, lower than in the Apennine areas further south. For masonry houses in the centre it is still worth having floors and wall ties assessed.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps and the report finds the plot from the address. The clay soils of these hills are prone to landslides and ground movement, and the report checks the official maps for the exact spot.

Key points

  • Wheat hills in the north-east of the province of Potenza, about 670 metres.
  • 3,524 residents in 2023, down 8.7% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.138 g.
  • Foreign residents at 1.9%, households of 2.37 on average.

Overview

Oppido Lucano is a municipality in the province of Potenza, in Basilicata. At the end of 2023 it had 3,524 residents, ranked 28 of 100 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Oppido Lucano 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 0.138 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Oppido Lucano, 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 8.7%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 25%). Foreign residents make up 1.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Oppido Lucano declared an average taxable income of 18,594 euros, below the provincial average (20,337 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Oppido Lucano is in climate zone E, with 2,127 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 670 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Oppido Lucano has 4 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility and 2 sports facilities.

There are 0.3 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.6).

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 3.1% of the land in Oppido Lucano, 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 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 Oppido Lucano.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Oppido Lucano: 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 Oppido Lucano 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 43 inhabited census areas in Oppido Lucano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 67 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 22.5%
  • good 77.5%

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 076056. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.