Lavello (Potentino: Lavìdde) is a town and comune in the province of Potenza, in the region of Basilicata of southern Italy; it is located in the middle Ofanto valley.

[3] The area of Lavello was settled in prehistoric times, as attested by findings of an Iron Age village.

Starting from 1043 Lavello was one of the twelve baronies of the Norman county of Apulia in southern Italy.

[3] The Church of Annunziata, which is in Lavello, was built during the Norman age and dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Assumption.

[4] Lavello falls within climate band D, a classification that pertains to municipal limits on energy consumption as determined by Decree of the President of the Republic no.