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Teana: 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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Teana, a hilltop village in southern Basilicata

Built high up at around 800 metres, Teana looks out over the wooded valleys and fields of southern Basilicata, in the province of Potenza. For the hospital, secondary schools and public offices, residents drive to the larger towns in the area along mountain roads that need care in winter.

Teana has lost a good number of residents in recent years: in 2023 there were 509, 136 fewer than in 2011, a fall of 21.1% according to Istat, the national statistics office. The mean age is 51.2, against 47.3 in the province, and over-65s are 32.6% against 25.7%. Households have 2.07 members on average. Foreign residents are just 1.0%, and declared incomes are below the provincial average.

The market consists of village houses, often inherited and in need of work. Before deciding, have an engineer or surveyor look at the structure, roof and systems, and compare the cadastral floor plan with the actual layout: in many village homes, changes made over the years were never registered.

The key safety figure is seismic risk: Teana is in seismic zone 2, like 59 of the 100 municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of about 0.191 g. The climate zone is E, with cold winters.

The Revenue Agency publishes Teana's cadastral maps, and the report links the address to the land parcel. In a hilltop village, landslides and slope vary from one house to the next, and the report reads them on the official maps for the exact address.

Key points

  • Hilltop village in southern Basilicata, at about 800 metres.
  • 509 residents in 2023, 136 fewer than in 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.191 g.
  • Inherited homes: compare the cadastral floor plan with reality.

Overview

Teana is a municipality in the province of Potenza, in Basilicata. At the end of 2023 it had 509 residents, among the smallest in the province (96 of 100).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Teana is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. The region uses a finer breakdown: here the classification is 2b. 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 0.191 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Teana, 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 21.1%. The estimated average age is 51 years, higher than the province average (47). 33% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 25%). Foreign residents make up 1.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Teana declared an average taxable income of 16,245 euros, below the provincial average (20,337 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Teana is in climate zone E, with 2,248 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 806 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Teana has 1 pharmacy.

The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 1.3 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 2.7% of the land in Teana, 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 Teana.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Teana: 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 Teana 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 6 inhabited census areas in Teana. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 58 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 076087. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.