Poggio Moiano: 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 Moiano, Sabina between Rieti and Rome
Poggio Moiano is a village in the Sabina, on the hills that separate the Rieti basin from the countryside around Rome. The old centre sits up high, on a knoll (poggio) as the name says, while newer building has spread downhill and along the main roads. The Via Salaria runs close by and is the road to Rome, about an hour away by car, traffic permitting; Rieti is nearer.
Buyers here find two markets. In the upper centre there are stone houses on several floors, often small with steep stairs; lower down, detached houses, small blocks of flats and homes with vegetable plots built in recent decades. For houses on the slopes, the report checks gradient and the official landslide maps for the individual address.
There are 2,790 residents (2023), almost as many as in 2011 (down 0.3%). The average age of 46.4 is below the provincial figure of 48.1, and foreign residents make up 15.1%, a high share for the area. Households have 2.02 members on average.
Earthquakes should be taken seriously. Poggio Moiano is in seismic zone 2, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.161 g, and some municipalities in the Rieti area are in zone 1, the highest. For a masonry house in the old centre, ask whether seismic improvement work has been done and with which permits.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, so the report goes from the address to the parcel. The climate is zone E in the Italian classification, with cool winters and the occasional snowfall.
Key points
- Sabina hills, close to the Via Salaria
- Average age 46.4, below the province
- 2,790 residents, almost unchanged since 2011
- Seismic zone 2, acceleration 0.161 g
Overview
Poggio Moiano is a municipality in the province of Rieti, in Lazio. At the end of 2023 it had 2,790 residents, ranked 11 of 73 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Poggio Moiano 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 0.161 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Poggio Moiano, 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 number of residents is nearly unchanged. The estimated average age is 46 years, lower than the province average (48). 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 15.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Poggio Moiano declared an average taxable income of 20,398 euros, below the provincial average (22,743 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Poggio Moiano is in climate zone E, with 2,311 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 15 October to 15 April, for up to 14 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 520 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Poggio Moiano has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 6 grocery shops and supermarkets, 2 sports facilities and 1 green area.
The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.5 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 5.0% of the land in Poggio Moiano, compared with 3.2% in the province and 8.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.
Radon and contaminated sites
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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Poggio Moiano. The report tells you whether one is close to the address.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Poggio Moiano: 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 Moiano 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 24 inhabited census areas in Poggio Moiano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 66 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 12.8%
- good 87.2%
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 057054. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.