Salandra: 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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Salandra, a hill village in the Matera hinterland
Salandra is a village in the inland part of the province of Matera, built on high ground at around six hundred metres, in a landscape of clay hills given over to wheat, pasture and woodland. From the centre you look out on a wide horizon of fields and other villages perched on nearby heights. Matera and the Basento valley, where the main roads towards Potenza and the Ionian coast run, are the reference points for work and services.
Daily life is organised by car, with fairly long journeys to secondary schools, hospital and large shops. Buyers here are usually after an affordable masonry village house. The climate is zone D, but the altitude makes winters cold and windy.
In 2023 Istat, the national statistics office, counted 2,486 residents, down 15.3% since 2011. The average age is 47.5, against 46.3 in the province of Matera, and 27.4% of residents are over 65, against 24.8%. Foreign nationals make up 3.1%. Declared incomes are in line with the provincial average.
Salandra is in seismic zone 2 of the Civil Protection classification, like 16 other municipalities in the Matera area, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.159 g. In village houses, often on several levels and altered over time, have the walls, floors and roof checked and ask what work has been done.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastre is published: the report traces the address to the land parcel and reads the official landslide maps for that spot, a useful check on the slopes.
Key points
- Hilltop village in the Matera hinterland
- 2,486 residents, down 15.3% since 2011
- 27.4% over 65, against 24.8% in the province
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.159 g
Overview
Salandra is a municipality in the province of Matera, in Basilicata. At the end of 2023 it had 2,486 residents, ranked 16 of 31 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Salandra 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 (17 of 31) are in the same zone.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.159 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Salandra, 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 15.3%. 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 3.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Salandra declared an average taxable income of 19,951 euros, in line with the province (19,958 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Salandra is in climate zone D, with 1,959 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 598 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Salandra has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets and 2 sports facilities.
The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.4 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 2.4% of the land in Salandra, compared with 2.7% in the province and 3.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.6 hectares.
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 2 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Salandra, and 9 more have been cleaned up or closed. 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 Salandra: 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 Salandra 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 Salandra. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 79 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 12.2%
- good 56.8%
- very good 31.1%
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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Contaminated sites, ISPRA, MOSAICO - Banca dati nazionale dei siti oggetto di procedimento di bonifica. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 12 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 077024. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.