Province of Potenza
Natural hazards and seismic zone municipality by municipality, for home buyers.
According to ISPRA’s mosaic, 7.2% of the territory of the province of Potenza has high or very high landslide hazard (P3 and P4), with 8.4% of the residents. 1.7% of the territory of the province of Potenza is in the flood area of the medium-probability scenario (P2), with 0.6% of the residents. Among Italy’s 107 provinces it ranks 49th for landslide hazard P3-P4 and 96th for flood area (P2).
Municipalities by seismic zone: 40 in zone 1, 59 in zone 2, 1 in zone 3.
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Municipalities by share of territory in landslide class P3/P4
| San Costantino Albanese | 36.6% |
|---|---|
| Picerno | 28.2% |
| Bella | 27% |
| Francavilla in Sinni | 22.9% |
| Vaglio Basilicata | 20.7% |
| Castelmezzano | 20.5% |
| Campomaggiore | 19.3% |
| Pietrapertosa | 18.1% |
| Teana | 17.1% |
| Albano di Lucania | 17.1% |
Municipalities by share of territory in flood scenario P2
| Lavello | 10.1% |
|---|---|
| Rotonda | 9.6% |
| Castelluccio Inferiore | 8.4% |
| Melfi | 8.2% |
| Rapolla | 8.2% |
| Ruvo del Monte | 7.5% |
| Viggianello | 6.3% |
| Fardella | 5.8% |
| Chiaromonte | 5.2% |
| Grumento Nova | 4.2% |
All 100 municipalities
Landslides and floods in the province
| ISPRA indicator | PZ | Basilicata |
|---|---|---|
| Landslide, very high hazard (P4) | 3.4% | 2.7% |
| Landslide, high hazard (P3) | 3.8% | 3.4% |
| Landslide, areas of attention | 9% | 5.9% |
| Residents in landslide areas P3-P4 | 8.4% | 7% |
| Buildings in landslide areas P3-P4 | 8.5% | 7.3% |
| Flood, high probability (P3) | 1.2% | 2.6% |
| Flood, medium probability (P2) | 1.7% | 3.5% |
| Flood, low probability (P1) | 1.8% | 3.8% |
| Residents in P2 flood areas | 0.6% | 1.1% |
| Buildings in P2 flood areas | 0.7% | 1.4% |
Sources: ISPRA IdroGEO, Civil Protection, Istat (25 October 2026).
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