Satriano di Lucania: 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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Satriano di Lucania, murals on a hill near Potenza
The walls of Satriano di Lucania are covered in paintings. The murals began in the 1980s and grew until they covered much of the village, and they are now what it is known for. The other thing is the carnival and its Rumita, a figure wrapped in ivy branches who walks the streets. The village stands on a hill at around six hundred metres, in the Melandro area south-west of Potenza.
The housing market is typical of small towns in Basilicata: family homes in the village, mostly masonry, and scattered houses in the countryside. For work, offices and the hospital people go to Potenza, which is reached by car along the valley. Winters are cool (climate zone D), so in older houses insulation and heating matter.
According to Istat, Italy's national statistics office, there were 2,262 residents in 2023, down 6.0% on 2011. The average age of 45.3 is below the provincial 47.3, and foreign residents make up 5.6%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.
The figure not to overlook is seismic. Satriano is in seismic zone 1, the highest level on the national scale kept by the Protezione Civile (Civil Protection Department), like 39 other municipalities in the province, with an expected acceleration of 0.254 g. The area went through strong earthquakes in the last century, so before buying find out whether the building has been strengthened, what was done and with which permits, and have an engineer assess it.
For landslides and floods, the report for the address shows the official maps for that exact spot.
Key points
- Village of murals and the Rumita, south-west of Potenza.
- 2,262 residents, down 6.0% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration 0.254 g.
- Masonry houses: check what strengthening work was done.
Overview
Satriano di Lucania is a municipality in the province of Potenza, in Basilicata. At the end of 2023 it had 2,262 residents, ranked 43 of 100 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Satriano di Lucania 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 1a. 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 0.254 g, a high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Satriano di Lucania, 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 6.0%. The estimated average age is 45 years, lower than the province average (47). 22% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 25%). Foreign residents make up 5.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Satriano di Lucania declared an average taxable income of 18,522 euros, below the provincial average (20,337 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Satriano di Lucania is in climate zone D, with 2,096 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 635 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Satriano di Lucania 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 6.3% of the land in Satriano di Lucania, 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Satriano di Lucania. 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 Satriano di Lucania: 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 Satriano di Lucania 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 33 inhabited census areas in Satriano di Lucania. 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
- 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 076083. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.