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San Chirico Nuovo: 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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For example: Via Medaglia D'Oro Michele Perriello 1, San Chirico Nuovo.

San Chirico Nuovo, wheat fields east of Potenza

In little more than a decade San Chirico Nuovo has lost 337 residents, or 22.8%: from 1,475 in 2011 to 1,138 in 2023, according to Istat, the national statistics office. That figure sums up this inland village in the province of Potenza. The average age is 51.6, compared with 47.3 in the province, and 31.4% of residents are over 65.

The village sits on high hills east of Potenza, at around 750 metres, in an open landscape of wheat fields, pasture and rounded hills running down towards the province of Matera. Potenza is reached by car and is the place for the hospital, offices and secondary schools. The climate is zone E, with cold, windy winters and some snow.

Homes are mainly family houses of brick or stone, of one or two storeys. Buyers should ask when the house was built and what structural work has been done over the years, and check insulation and the heating system.

The municipality is in seismic zone 2 on the Civil Protection Department scale, like 58 other municipalities in the province, and expected ground acceleration in the village is 0.163 g. Declared incomes are slightly below the provincial average.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps, so the report finds the land parcel from the address. On hills like these, landslide hazard and gradient are read on the official maps for each plot.

Key points

  • High hills east of Potenza, towards the province of Matera.
  • Population down 22.8% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.163 g.
  • Average age 51.6, against 47.3 in the province.

Overview

San Chirico Nuovo is a municipality in the province of Potenza, in Basilicata. At the end of 2023 it had 1,138 residents, ranked 70 of 100 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, San Chirico Nuovo 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 0.163 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in San Chirico Nuovo, 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 22.8%. The estimated average age is 52 years, higher than the province average (47). 31% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 25%). Foreign residents make up 2.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in San Chirico Nuovo declared an average taxable income of 19,935 euros, in line with the province (20,337 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

San Chirico Nuovo is in climate zone E, with 2,134 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 745 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, San Chirico Nuovo has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy.

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 2.3% of the land in San Chirico Nuovo, 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 San Chirico Nuovo.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within San Chirico Nuovo: 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 San Chirico Nuovo 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 8 inhabited census areas in San Chirico Nuovo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 67 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 1.0%
  • good 99.0%

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 076073. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.