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Sant'Angelo Le Fratte: 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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The report looks at the exact point: landslide and flood risk, seismic zone, price per square metre for the area, services and nearby stops.

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Sant'Angelo Le Fratte, a hilltop in the Melandro valley

In the Melandro valley, west of Potenza, Sant'Angelo Le Fratte sits on a rise above five hundred metres, among farmed hills and woods. Potenza is where people go for offices, hospital and secondary schools, and it is not a long drive.

Earthquakes are the first thing to consider. The village is in seismic zone 1, the highest in the Civil Protection classification, like 39 other municipalities in the province of Potenza, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.249 g. The 1980 earthquake also struck this part of Basilicata, and many houses in the area were repaired or rebuilt in the years that followed: ask for the paperwork on that work and on any more recent upgrades.

The average age of 46.5 is just below the provincial figure (47.3), and over-65s are 24.3% against 25.7%. There were 1,290 residents in 2023, down 11.5% since 2011, and foreign residents are 5.4%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Homes are village houses on several levels, buildings put up after 1980 and country houses with land. It is climate zone D, with cool winters: the heating season is shorter than in the mountains, but still worth estimating before you buy.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are published. The report finds the land parcel from the address and checks landslide hazard on the official maps, along with the distance to the pharmacy, schools and shops.

Key points

  • Melandro valley, on a rise west of Potenza.
  • Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration 0.249 g.
  • Average age 46.5, just below the province.
  • Population down 11.5% since 2011.

Overview

Sant'Angelo Le Fratte is a municipality in the province of Potenza, in Basilicata. At the end of 2023 it had 1,290 residents, ranked 64 of 100 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Sant'Angelo Le Fratte is in seismic zone 1, the highest-risk zone, where very strong earthquakes are possible. The region uses a finer breakdown: here the classification is 1b. Only 40 of 100 municipalities in the province are in zone 1.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.249 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Sant'Angelo Le Fratte, 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 11.5%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 25%). Foreign residents make up 5.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Sant'Angelo Le Fratte declared an average taxable income of 18,951 euros, below the provincial average (20,337 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Sant'Angelo Le Fratte is in climate zone D, with 1,927 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 560 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Sant'Angelo Le Fratte 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 5.3% of the land in Sant'Angelo Le Fratte, 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 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 no contaminated sites in Sant'Angelo Le Fratte.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Sant'Angelo Le Fratte: 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 Sant'Angelo Le Fratte 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 20 inhabited census areas in Sant'Angelo Le Fratte. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 100.0%

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 076079. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.