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Pomarico: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Matera, 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: Viale John Fitzgerald Kennedy 1, Pomarico.

Pomarico, a ridge town between the Basento and Bradano

Pomarico is built along a long, narrow ridge in the hills of the Matera area, with the Basento valley on one side and the Bradano valley on the other. Matera is a short drive away, and the town has remained a farming centre, with wheat, olives and woodland. The Manferrara wood is one of the best-known green areas nearby.

The shape of the town explains the main issue for buyers. The slopes are made of clay and sand, ground that moves easily, and in some parts of the built-up area landslides are a known problem. Before choosing a house, look carefully at its position relative to the edge of the ridge and ask whether stabilisation work has been done in the street. The report checks slope and the official landslide maps for the specific address.

In 2023 Pomarico had 3,767 residents, down 11.1% on 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age of 47.5 is above the 46.3 of the province of Matera, and over-65s make up 27.8%. Foreign residents account for 2.6%. Average declared incomes are below the provincial level.

The municipality is in seismic zone 2 of the Civil Protection classification, with an expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of about 0.147 g. Across the province, 17 municipalities are in zone 2 and 14 in zone 3. For masonry houses in the centre a structural check is worthwhile, especially if the building stands near the edge of the slope. Climate zone D brings moderate winters.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps for the whole municipality, and the report works back from the address to the land parcel.

Key points

  • Ridge town between the Basento and Bradano valleys.
  • Clay slopes: landslides and gradient to check house by house.
  • 3,767 residents in 2023, down 11.1% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.147 g.

Overview

Pomarico is a municipality in the province of Matera, in Basilicata. At the end of 2023 it had 3,767 residents, ranked 14 of 31 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Pomarico 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 (17 of 31) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.147 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Pomarico, 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 11.1%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 25%). Foreign residents make up 2.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Pomarico declared an average taxable income of 17,029 euros, below the provincial average (19,958 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Pomarico is in climate zone D, with 1,753 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 458 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Pomarico has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility, 1 sports facility and 1 green area.

There are 0.3 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.4).

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 1.6% of the land in Pomarico, compared with 2.7% 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Pomarico. 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 Pomarico: 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 Pomarico 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 36 inhabited census areas in Pomarico. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 69 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 29.1%
  • good 70.9%

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 077022. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.