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Ripacandida: 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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Ripacandida, a Vulture village among Aglianico vineyards

Ripacandida is a village in the Vulture, the volcanic area in the north of the province of Potenza, built on a rise at around six hundred metres. It is surrounded by Aglianico vineyards, olive groves and wheat fields, and for work and services people look to Rionero in Vulture, Melfi and, further away, Potenza. The village has the sanctuary of San Donato, known for its cycle of frescoes.

The old centre has houses packed tightly together, often with ground-floor rooms used as cellars or storerooms. If you buy an old house, budget for work on the wiring, plumbing and insulation; newer homes are found on the edges of the village. For anyone after a rural property with land, the countryside has farmhouses and small plots.

Istat, the national statistics office, counts 1,565 residents in 2023, down 9.7% since 2011. The average age of 47.0 is close to the provincial 47.3, and over-65s make up 24.7%. Foreign residents account for 6.4%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

The province of Potenza has 40 municipalities in seismic zone 1 and 59 in zone 2. Ripacandida is in zone 2, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.166 g. For a masonry building in the centre, find out whether it was repaired or strengthened after 1980 and ask for the paperwork that shows it.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps. For each address the report checks the slope of the ground, the landslide maps and the services within reach.

Key points

  • Hill village in the Vulture, among Aglianico vineyards.
  • Population down 9.7% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.166 g.
  • In the old centre, ask what structural work has been done.

Overview

Ripacandida is a municipality in the province of Potenza, in Basilicata. At the end of 2023 it had 1,565 residents, ranked 53 of 100 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Ripacandida is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. The region uses a finer breakdown: here the classification is 2c. 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 0.166 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Ripacandida, 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 9.7%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 25%). Foreign residents make up 6.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Ripacandida declared an average taxable income of 18,512 euros, below the provincial average (20,337 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Ripacandida is in climate zone D, with 2,036 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 620 metres above sea level.

Services

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

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.6 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 3.9% of the land in Ripacandida, 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 Ripacandida.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Ripacandida: 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 Ripacandida 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 13 inhabited census areas in Ripacandida. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 64 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 55.1%
  • good 44.9%

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 076067. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.