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Ruvo del Monte: 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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Ruvo del Monte, northern Basilicata hills near Campania

Ruvo del Monte is a hill village in the north of Basilicata, at around 650 metres, close to the border with Campania. The landscape is made up of wheat fields, pasture and woodland, with the village gathered on its rise. Melfi and Potenza are the towns people rely on for work and services, both reachable by car on journeys that need to be factored into daily life.

In the villages between Basilicata and Campania many buildings were repaired after the 1980 earthquake. For a house from that period, or older, ask for the paperwork on the work, the structural design and the final inspection certificate, and checking that what was built matches what was authorised.

In 2023 Ruvo del Monte had 974 residents, 125 fewer than in 2011, a fall of 11.4% according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 49.8 against 47.3 in the province of Potenza, and over-65s are 30.4%, against 25.7%. Households are small, at 1.95 people on average, and foreign residents make up 5.1%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

The municipality is in seismic zone 2, as classified by the Civil Protection Department, like 59 of the 100 municipalities in the province, and expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is 0.213 g. It is in climate zone E, with cold, windy winters.

Revenue Agency cadastral maps cover the area: from the address the report traces the land parcel and compares it with the official landslide and flood maps.

Key points

  • Hill village in northern Basilicata, near the Campania border.
  • For masonry houses: ask for structural design and inspection.
  • 974 residents in 2023, 125 fewer than in 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.213 g.

Overview

Ruvo del Monte is a municipality in the province of Potenza, in Basilicata. At the end of 2023 it had 974 residents, ranked 75 of 100 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Ruvo del Monte is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. The region uses a finer breakdown: here the classification is 2a. 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 0.213 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Ruvo del Monte, 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 11.4%. The estimated average age is 50 years, higher than the province average (47). 30% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 25%). Foreign residents make up 5.1% of the population. On average, a household has 1.9 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Ruvo del Monte declared an average taxable income of 15,335 euros, below the provincial average (20,337 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Ruvo del Monte is in climate zone E, with 2,148 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 658 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Ruvo del Monte has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 sports 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 3.4% of the land in Ruvo del Monte, 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 Ruvo del Monte.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Ruvo del Monte: 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 Ruvo del Monte 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 15 inhabited census areas in Ruvo del Monte. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 70 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 10.9%
  • good 89.1%

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 076072. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.