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Trivigno: 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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Trivigno, a Lucanian Apennine village near Potenza

Trivigno is a mountain village in the province of Potenza, in the Apennines of Basilicata, with its centre at about seven hundred and thirty metres and a territory of woods, grazing and fields sloping down towards the nearby valleys. The houses of the centre are gathered on the high ground; outside the old core there are newer homes and a few scattered houses.

Potenza, the regional capital, is the reference for jobs, secondary schools, the hospital and offices, reached by car on mountain roads. The village suits someone looking for a home in quiet surroundings who does not have to travel long distances every day. The climate is in zone E, with cold winters and some snow.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 581 residents in 2023, down 18.6% on the 714 of 2011. The average age is 50.2, against 47.3 in the province, and over-65s make up 27.2%, slightly above the provincial 25.7%. Foreign nationals make up 4.1% of residents. Declared incomes are a little below the provincial average.

Basilicata is a region of high seismic hazard: in the province of Potenza, 40 municipalities are in zone 1 and 59 in zone 2. Trivigno is in zone 2, with an expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of about 0.187 g. Before buying, ask for the structural design and the documents for any seismic strengthening work, and have an engineer look at them.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report links the address to its land parcel. On the slopes, landslide hazard should be checked house by house, with the official maps read for the exact spot.

Key points

  • Apennine village in Basilicata, with Potenza as its reference town.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.187 g.
  • 581 residents in 2023, down 18.6% since 2011.
  • Revenue Agency cadastral maps available.

Overview

Trivigno is a municipality in the province of Potenza, in Basilicata. At the end of 2023 it had 581 residents, among the smallest in the province (91 of 100).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Trivigno 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 0.187 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Trivigno, 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 18.6%. The estimated average age is 50 years, higher than the province average (47). 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 25%). Foreign residents make up 4.1% of the population. On average, a household has 1.9 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Trivigno declared an average taxable income of 18,784 euros, below the provincial average (20,337 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Trivigno is in climate zone E, with 2,246 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 735 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Trivigno has 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop and 1 sports facility.

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 Trivigno, 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

Official databases list no contaminated sites in Trivigno.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Trivigno: 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 Trivigno 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 9 inhabited census areas in Trivigno. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.2%
  • fair 64.5%
  • good 35.4%

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 076093. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.