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Poggiridenti: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Sondrio, Lombardia. 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 Stelvio 2, Poggiridenti.

Poggiridenti, terraced vineyards above Sondrio

Poggiridenti lies in Valtellina, east of Sondrio, on the sunny side of the valley where vineyards climb in terraces held up by dry-stone walls. The municipality runs from the slope down to the floor of the Adda valley, and that change in height splits it into two ways of living: newer houses on the flat, close to roads and services, and old clusters higher up among the vines.

Sondrio is a few minutes away by car, and for people working in the town Poggiridenti feels almost like an outer district. 3 public transport lines, train and bus, stop within the municipality. The climate is zone F, with long winters: in the stone houses on the slope, the thickness of the insulation matters even more than the view. Average incomes are above the provincial level.

According to Istat, the national statistics office, there were 1,820 residents in 2023, 2.4% fewer than in 2011. The average age is 47.8, against 46.8 in the province, and over-65s make up 27.3%. Households have 2.17 members on average.

The seismic zone is 3, shared with 63 other municipalities in Sondrio province, and the expected acceleration in the built-up area is 0.091 g. For houses among the vines, the most useful checks are retaining walls, drainage and access; on the flat, look at the flood maps along the Adda and the side streams. The report reads them for the exact address.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps and the report traces the address back to the land parcel.

Key points

  • Valtellina municipality east of Sondrio, from terraced vines to valley floor.
  • 3 train and bus lines stop in the municipality.
  • Population down 2.4% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.091 g.

Overview

Poggiridenti is a municipality in the province of Sondrio, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 1,820 residents, ranked 35 of 77 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Poggiridenti is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Most municipalities in the province (64 of 77) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.091 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

Even in zone 3, seismic standards apply to new buildings: for an older building, ask about the design year and any structural work.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has fallen by 2.4%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 4.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Poggiridenti declared an average taxable income of 26,575 euros, above the provincial average (23,822 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Poggiridenti is in climate zone F, with 3,039 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 564 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Poggiridenti has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop and 1 healthcare facility.

There are 0.5 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (1.0).

Public transport

Within the municipality there are 1 public transport stops, served by 2 train lines, 1 bus line. That is about 0.5 stops per 1,000 residents.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 24.9% of the land in Poggiridenti, compared with 2.7% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Poggiridenti is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Regione Lombardia in 2023. 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 Poggiridenti.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Poggiridenti: 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 Poggiridenti 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 17 inhabited census areas in Poggiridenti. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 73 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 4.3%
  • good 95.7%

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 014051. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.