Poggio Mirteto: what to know before buying a home
A municipality in the province of Rieti, Lazio. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.
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Poggio Mirteto, Sabine olive hills with a train to Rome
Poggio Mirteto is one of the main towns of the Sabina, the olive-covered hills that slope down to the Tiber valley, in the part of the province of Rieti closest to Rome. It is the seat of a bishop, and the diocese carries the name Sabina-Poggio Mirteto. The olive oil from these hills has protected status as Sabina PDO.
The train is what matters most. Down in the valley there is a station on the FL1 regional line, which runs straight into Rome, and so many residents commute to the capital. Buyers choose between the old town on the hill, with stone houses, steps and alleys, the newer residential districts around it, and the lower area near the station, handy for daily travel. The town is in climate zone D, with milder winters than inland Rieti.
The population is holding up. There were 6,124 residents in 2023, 2.2% more than in 2011, and Poggio Mirteto is among the largest towns in the province. The average age is 46.7 against 48.1 for the province, over-65s account for 24.7% and foreign residents for 13.5%, a high share for inland Lazio.
The province of Rieti has 13 municipalities in seismic zone 1 and 60 in zone 2, Poggio Mirteto among them, under the classification drawn up by the Protezione Civile (Italy's Civil Protection Department). The expected ground acceleration here is about 0.154 g. For stone houses in the old town, often altered over the centuries, and for blocks of flats built before current standards, ask for a structural survey and check what work has been done.
Parts of the Sabine hills are prone to landslides, while towards the Tiber and along the valley-floor streams the issue is flooding: the report checks both hazards for each address. The Revenue Agency's cadastral maps are available.
Key points
- FL1 station in the valley, with direct trains to Rome.
- Population up 2.2% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.154 g.
- Old town on the hill, newer homes towards the valley.
Overview
Poggio Mirteto is a municipality in the province of Rieti, in Lazio. At the end of 2023 it had 6,124 residents, among the most populous in the province (4 of 73).
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Poggio Mirteto 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 (60 of 73) are in the same zone.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.154 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Poggio Mirteto, 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 grown by 2.2%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 13.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Poggio Mirteto declared an average taxable income of 22,259 euros, in line with the province (22,743 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Poggio Mirteto is in climate zone D, with 1,901 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 246 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Poggio Mirteto has 9 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 7 grocery shops and supermarkets, 5 healthcare facilities, 3 sports facilities and 1 green area.
There are 0.8 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.5).
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 7.0% of the land in Poggio Mirteto, compared with 3.2% in the province and 8.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.6 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
According to the ISPRA map, the estimated radon emission in the municipality is medium. 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 Mirteto.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Poggio Mirteto: 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 Mirteto 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 43 inhabited census areas in Poggio Mirteto. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 64 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 12.0%
- fair 39.2%
- good 48.8%
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.
- 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 057053. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.