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Tramutola: 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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Tramutola, a mountain village in the upper Agri valley

Tramutola is a village in the upper Val d'Agri, in the south-western part of the province of Potenza, built at around 650 metres at the foot of the mountains that close off the valley. The centre has stone houses and sloping streets, and below the village lies the farmed valley floor crossed by the Agri river. Potenza is reached by car along mountain roads; closer are the valley towns such as Marsicovetere and Villa d'Agri, where many services are concentrated.

Buyers here mostly find houses in the old centre, often on several floors and in need of updating, and newer homes on the edge of the village and in the countryside. In climate zone D winters are cool and sometimes snowy, so check insulation, windows and the boiler. On uphill streets and hillside plots, the report reads the elevation, gradient and official landslide maps for the address; near the Agri and the streams, the flood maps too.

There were 2,876 residents in 2023, down 8.8% since 2011. The mean age of 47.4 is in line with the province (47.3), 26.3% are over 65 and foreign nationals make up 2.2%. Declared incomes are slightly above the provincial average.

The Val d'Agri is one of the most earthquake-prone parts of Basilicata. Tramutola is in zone 1, the highest, like 39 other municipalities in the province, and the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is 0.260 g. For a masonry building, the first question is what strengthening work has been done and what paperwork documents it.

Key points

  • Upper Val d'Agri, at about 650 metres
  • Stone-built centre and farmed valley floor
  • 2,876 residents, incomes above the province
  • Seismic zone 1, acceleration 0.260 g

Overview

Tramutola is a municipality in the province of Potenza, in Basilicata. At the end of 2023 it had 2,876 residents, ranked 34 of 100 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Tramutola 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 0.260 g, a high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Tramutola, 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 8.8%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 25%). Foreign residents make up 2.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Tramutola declared an average taxable income of 21,487 euros, above the provincial average (20,337 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Tramutola is in climate zone D, with 2,091 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 650 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Tramutola has 4 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 2 healthcare facilities and 1 sports facility.

There are 0.3 pharmacies per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.5).

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 5.4% of the land in Tramutola, compared with 3.5% in the province and 3.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.5 hectares.

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 Tramutola.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Tramutola: 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 Tramutola 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 21 inhabited census areas in Tramutola. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.6%
  • fair 99.4%

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 076091. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.