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Stigliano: 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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Stigliano, a hilltop town in inland Basilicata

At around 900 metres, Stigliano is one of the highest towns in the province of Matera. It sits on a rise in inland Basilicata, far from the Ionian coast and from the provincial capital, surrounded by clay hills, woodland and wheat fields. Winters are cold, as climate zone E suggests, and the streets of the old centre climb steeply between stone houses built tightly together.

The most striking figure is depopulation. In 2023 the town had 3,523 residents, down 24.8% since 2011, which means 1,162 fewer people in little more than a decade, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 53.1 against 46.3 for the province, and over-65s are 36.4%, well above the provincial 24.8%. Households are small, 1.93 people on average, and foreign residents are 2.7%.

For a buyer this means plenty of old houses on the market, often empty for years and sometimes in need of complete renovation. It is sensible to have a surveyor look at the property before signing: damp, roofs and external staircases are the usual weak points of village stone houses.

The province of Matera is split between seismic zones 2 and 3; Stigliano is in zone 3, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.120 g. On the clay slopes of inland Basilicata landslides are common, so the report checks the official hazard maps for the exact address. The Revenue Agency's cadastral maps are available.

Key points

  • Hilltop town in inland Matera province, with cold winters.
  • Population down 24.8% since 2011, average age 53.1.
  • Over-65s at 36.4%, against 24.8% in the province.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.120 g.

Overview

Stigliano is a municipality in the province of Matera, in Basilicata. At the end of 2023 it had 3,523 residents, ranked 15 of 31 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Stigliano is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. The region uses a finer breakdown: here the classification is 3a. Only 14 of 31 municipalities in the province are in zone 3.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.120 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

Even in zone 3, seismic standards apply to new buildings: for an older building, ask about the design year and any structural work.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has fallen by 24.8%. The estimated average age is 53 years, higher than the province average (46). 36% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 25%). Foreign residents make up 2.7% of the population. On average, a household has 1.9 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Stigliano declared an average taxable income of 18,823 euros, below the provincial average (19,958 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Stigliano is in climate zone E, with 2,472 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 909 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Stigliano has 5 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 healthcare facilities and 1 sports facility.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.7 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 1.7% of the land in Stigliano, compared with 2.7% in the province and 3.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.9 hectares.

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 Stigliano.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Stigliano: 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 Stigliano 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 51 inhabited census areas in Stigliano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 81 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 7.4%
  • good 14.8%
  • very good 77.9%

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 077027. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.