San Paolo Albanese is an Arbëreshë village and comune of 328 people in the province of Potenza, in the Basilicata region of southern Italy. At …San Paolo Albanese is an Arbëreshë village and comune of 328 people in the province of Potenza, in the Basilicata region of southern Italy. At an elevation of 843 metres and situated on the slope of Mt. Carnara 1,284 metres above sea level, San Paolo is the smallest commune in Basilicata with an area of 29.9 square kilometres.