Poggioreale, Trapani
Poggioreale | |
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| Comune di Poggioreale | |
 Derelict buildings in old Poggioreale | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Poggioreale Location of Poggioreale in Italy  Poggioreale Poggioreale (Sicily) | |
| Coordinates: 37°46′N 13°2′E / 37.767°N 13.033°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sicily |
| Province | Trapani (TP) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Girolamo Cangelos |
| Area | |
• Total | 37.46 km2 (14.46 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 189 m (620 ft) |
| Population (2026)[2] | |
• Total | 1,272 |
| • Density | 33.96/km2 (87.95/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Poggiorealesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 91020 |
| Dialing code | 0924 |
| Patron saint | Saint Anthony of Padua |
| Saint day | June 13 |
| Website | Official website (in Italian) |
Poggioreale (Sicilian: Poggiuriali) is a town and comune (municipality) in the Province of Trapani in the autonomous island region of Sicily in southern Italy, located in the Belice valley. It has 1,272 inhabitants.[2]
The old town's economy was mostly based on agriculture and fruit cultivation. In 1968, the Belice Valley earthquake destroyed the entire town of Poggioreale and killed 200 people. The town was eventually rebuilt in a safer place a few kilometers south.[3][4]
Demographics
As of 2026, the population is 1,272, of which 49.7% are male, and 50.3% are female. Minors make up 11.0% of the population, and seniors make up 31.1%.[2]
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Immigration
As of 2025, immigrants make up 6.6% of the total population. The 5 largest foreign countries of birth are Morocco, Romania, Australia, Venezuela, and Argentina.[7]
Notable people
- Biagio Varisco (1902–1970), agriculturalist and developer
References
- ↑ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011" (in Italian). ISTAT.
- 1 2 3 "Resident population". ISTAT.
- ↑ "Ruins of Poggioreale". atlas obscura.com. 2020-11-22. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ Marchetti, Silvia (2019-07-06). "Ghost Town that refuses to Die". CNN. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Popolazione residente dei comuni. Censimenti dal 1861 al 1991" [Resident population of the municipalities. Censuses from 1861 to 1991] (PDF) (in Italian). ISTAT. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2025-11-12.
- ↑ "Resident population - Time series". ISTAT.
- ↑ "Resident population by sex, municipality and citizenship". ISTAT.
