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Poppi: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Arezzo, Toscana. 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 Roma 1, Poppi.

Poppi, the Guidi castle and the Casentino valley

The castle of the Guidi counts sits on top of the hill and can be seen from much of the Casentino, the upper Arno valley in the province of Arezzo. The old town is up high, with arcaded streets and steep lanes, while Ponte a Poppi, down by the river, has the station on the Arezzo to Stia railway and most of the newer housing. The municipality also takes in Camaldoli, with its monastery and hermitage inside the Casentino Forests National Park, and the plain of Campaldino, where Dante fought in the battle of 1289.

Buyers usually choose between a stone house in the old town or a hillside hamlet and a more practical flat on the valley floor. Arezzo is reachable by train or by road down the valley; Florence is further away, over the Consuma pass.

Istat, Italy's statistics office, counted 5,799 residents in 2023, 6.4% fewer than in 2011. The population is slightly older than the provincial average, with a mean age of 48.2 against 47.6 and over-65s at 27.4%. Foreign residents account for 9.9%. Incomes are a little below the provincial average.

The Casentino is in seismic zone 2, as are 24 of the 36 municipalities in the province; the other 12 are in zone 3. Expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.189 g. In the old stone houses, what matters is how walls and floors are tied together and the state of the roof, and a surveyor should look at both before completion.

The town hall stands at around 440 metres, in climate zone E: cold winters, with snow in the higher hamlets. Along the Arno and on the slopes, the report checks flood and landslide hazard for each address, working from the Revenue Agency's cadastral maps.

Key points

  • Hilltop old town with the castle, Ponte a Poppi below with the station.
  • 5,799 residents, down 6.4% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.189 g.
  • Camaldoli and the Campaldino plain lie within the municipality.

Overview

Poppi is a municipality in the province of Arezzo, in Toscana. At the end of 2023 it had 5,799 residents, ranked 18 of 36 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Poppi is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (24 of 36) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.189 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Poppi, 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 6.4%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 9.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Poppi declared an average taxable income of 23,595 euros, in line with the province (24,383 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Poppi is in climate zone E, with 2,306 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 437 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Poppi has 8 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility, 3 sports facilities and 5 parks and green areas.

There are 0.2 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer 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 4.5% of the land in Poppi, compared with 5.4% in the province and 6.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Poppi is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Regione Toscana in 2025. 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 Poppi, and one more has been cleaned up or closed. 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 Poppi: 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 Poppi 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 56 inhabited census areas in Poppi. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 54 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 11.6%
  • fair 88.4%

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 051031. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.