Poggio Imperiale: what to know before buying a home
A municipality in the province of Foggia, Puglia. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.
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Poggio Imperiale, gateway to the Gargano near Lake Lesina
Anyone heading for the Gargano on the Adriatic motorway often leaves it at Poggio Imperiale: the exit bears the town's name. The town sits on a low rise between the northern Tavoliere plain, Lake Lesina and the first heights of the promontory. The centre is small and orderly, founded in the eighteenth century as a new settlement and named after the Imperiale family.
The area is agricultural, with olive groves, vineyards and vegetable fields, and many residents work on the land, in services or in nearby towns such as San Severo. The coast and the Gargano beach resorts are a short drive away, so the location works well as a base for getting around the area.
Istat, the national statistics office, counted 2,486 residents in 2023, down 11.8% since 2011. The average age is 47.5, above 45.2 for the province of Foggia, with 29.2% over 65 against 23.3%. Foreign nationals make up 14.5%, a high share. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.
The market offers one or two-storey village houses, small apartment blocks and country houses. The climate is zone D, with mild winters and hot, breezy summers.
Seismic hazard is significant, as across the Gargano area. Poggio Imperiale is in zone 2 of the Civil Protection classification, like 50 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.204 g. For a house built or extended over time, check the building permits and structural documents. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastre is published and the report traces the land parcel, also checking the official flood maps in the low-lying areas towards the lake.
Key points
- Between the Tavoliere, Lake Lesina and the Gargano
- Adriatic motorway exit named after the town
- 14.5% of the 2,486 residents are foreign nationals
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.204 g
Overview
Poggio Imperiale is a municipality in the province of Foggia, in Puglia. At the end of 2023 it had 2,486 residents, ranked 36 of 61 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Poggio Imperiale is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (51 of 61) are in the same zone.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.204 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Poggio Imperiale, 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 11.8%. The estimated average age is 48 years, higher than the province average (45). 29% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 14.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Poggio Imperiale declared an average taxable income of 15,962 euros, below the provincial average (18,478 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Poggio Imperiale is in climate zone D, with 1,401 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 73 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Poggio Imperiale has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 healthcare facility, 1 sports facility and 1 green area.
The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.6 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 5.8% of the land in Poggio Imperiale, compared with 4.1% in the province and 8.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.
Radon and contaminated sites
Poggio Imperiale is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Regione Puglia in 2025. According to the ISPRA map, the estimated radon emission in the municipality is low. 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 Poggio Imperiale.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Poggio Imperiale: 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 Poggio Imperiale 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 13 inhabited census areas in Poggio Imperiale. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 59 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 100.0%
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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Radon priority areas (Legislative Decree 101/2020), Regione Puglia, national list compiled by ARPA Lombardia. Licence Atto pubblico (art. 5 L. 633/1941), 2025.
- Contaminated sites, ISPRA, MOSAICO - Banca dati nazionale dei siti oggetto di procedimento di bonifica. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 12 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 071040. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.