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Poggioreale: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Trapani, Sicilia. 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 Giuseppe Garibaldi 1, Poggioreale.

Poggioreale, the rebuilt town in the Belice valley

Arriving in Poggioreale, you find wide streets, large squares and low blocks of flats built mostly in the 1970s and 1980s. Today's town was built after the 1968 Belice earthquake on a different site from the old village, whose remains still stand on the hill. This is the interior of the province of Trapani, towards the border with the province of Palermo, among vineyards, olive groves and arable land.

That matters a lot for buyers. Nearly all the houses date from the rebuilding: no ancient walls to shore up, but systems, windows and roofs that are often a fair age and need budgeting for. Ask for the original design documents and records of any later work.

Poggioreale is in seismic zone 1, the highest in the Civil Protection classification, along with 5 other municipalities in the province, and the expected ground acceleration in the town is 0.166 g. Even for a fairly recent building, check which standards the design followed and whether it has been upgraded since.

There were 1,292 residents in 2023, down 15.8% since 2011. The average age is 49.2, against 46.0 in the province; over-65s are 29.4% (24.7% provincially) and foreign residents 4.2%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average. The climate is mild (climate zone C).

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are published: the report finds the land parcel from the address, checks landslide and flood hazard on the official maps and measures distances to the pharmacy, schools and shops.

Key points

  • Town rebuilt on a different site from the old centre.
  • Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration 0.166 g.
  • Population down 15.8% since 2011.
  • Post-earthquake housing: check systems and roofs.

Overview

Poggioreale is a municipality in the province of Trapani, in Sicilia. At the end of 2023 it had 1,292 residents, among the smallest in the province (25 of 25).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Poggioreale is in seismic zone 1, the highest-risk zone, where very strong earthquakes are possible. Only 6 of 25 municipalities in the province are in zone 1.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.166 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Poggioreale, 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 15.8%. The estimated average age is 49 years, higher than the province average (46). 29% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 23%). Foreign residents make up 4.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Poggioreale declared an average taxable income of 16,745 euros, below the provincial average (18,927 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Poggioreale is in climate zone C, with 1,297 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 15 November to 31 March, for up to 10 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 189 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Poggioreale has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.7 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 4.6% of the land in Poggioreale, compared with 7.9% in the province and 6.6% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Official databases list no contaminated sites in Poggioreale.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Poggioreale: 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 Poggioreale 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 12 inhabited census areas in Poggioreale. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 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

ISTAT code 081016. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.