Poggio Torriana: what to know before buying a home
A municipality in the province of Rimini, Emilia-Romagna. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.
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The report looks at the exact point: landslide and flood risk, seismic zone, price per square metre for the area, services and nearby stops.
For example: Via Santarcangiolese 2, Poggio Torriana.
Poggio Torriana, hills and castles above the Marecchia
Poggio Torriana is a young municipality, created in 2014 when Poggio Berni and Torriana merged. Its land follows the Marecchia valley inland from Rimini, facing Santarcangelo, and climbs from the low ground near the river to the hills of Torriana and Montebello, the hamlet whose castle is tied to the legend of Azzurrina, a ghost story that draws visitors all year round.
The two halves of the municipality are quite different. Poggio Berni and the areas near the valley floor have newer houses, level roads and Santarcangelo close at hand for shops, schools and the railway. Climbing towards Torriana, houses are built of stone or on sloping ground, roads are narrow, and the view stretches down the valley to the sea. For many everyday errands people still head down to Santarcangelo or Rimini.
The population is growing: 5,144 residents in 2023, up 3.7% on 2011. Over-65s make up 21.6%, against 24.4% for the province, and the average age is 45.2. Foreign residents account for 7.6%. By population it ranks number 14 in the province.
All 27 municipalities in the province of Rimini are in seismic zone 2 on the Civil Protection scale. Here the expected ground acceleration is about 0.183 g, and anyone buying an old farmhouse or a masonry building should ask whether seismic strengthening has been carried out, and see the paperwork.
The Marecchia hills are largely clay and crumbly rock prone to landslides, and there are flood-prone areas along the river. These conditions change from plot to plot, and the report reads them for the individual address. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps.
Key points
- Created in 2014 by merging Poggio Berni and Torriana.
- 5,144 residents, up 3.7% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.183 g.
- Landslides on the hills and flood areas along the river to check.
Overview
Poggio Torriana is a municipality in the province of Rimini, in Emilia-Romagna. At the end of 2023 it had 5,144 residents, ranked 14 of 27 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Poggio Torriana is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. All 27 municipalities in the province are in the same zone.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.183 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Poggio Torriana, 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 3.7%. The estimated average age is 45 years, in line with the province. 22% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 25%). Foreign residents make up 7.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Poggio Torriana declared an average taxable income of 21,145 euros, below the provincial average (22,480 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Poggio Torriana is in climate zone E, with 2,588 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 337 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Poggio Torriana has 5 schools. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 parks and green areas.
The data shows no pharmacies within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.3 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 8.9% of the land in Poggio Torriana, compared with 12.6% in the province and 9.0% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.
Radon and contaminated sites
Poggio Torriana is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Regione Emilia-Romagna in 2026. 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 Torriana.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Poggio Torriana: 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 Torriana 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 Torriana. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 57 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 7.1%
- fair 92.9%
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 Emilia-Romagna, national list compiled by ARPA Lombardia. Licence Atto pubblico (art. 5 L. 633/1941), 2026.
- 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 099028. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.