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Living in Barge

In Barge, rent averages €3.20 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 4% (2023).

The city covers 81.99 km², with a population density of 91.6 people per km² at the start of 2026. For Barge, the foreign population count was 1,441 at the start of 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-2327 sources

Population7,454people1 Jan 2025Official source · ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 2025
Median gross salary (region)2,095EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · servizi2.inps.it
Average net rent3.2EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2025Official source · Collected source
Unemployment rate4.02%country median 6.0% — 33% belowOfficial source · Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT)
Recorded crime2,489incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024District figureOfficial source · Tasso di delittuosità - prov

Lower unemployment than 93% of Italian cities that publish it and less recorded crime than any other Italian city that publishes it.

Which Italy-wide rules apply when you move to Barge?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in ItalyNational rates and thresholds that apply in Barge.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Barge?

Average net cold rent is 3.2 EUR/m² per month (2025-S2), excluding heating and operating charges.

Published average over existing tenancies; a specific flat can sit either side of it. Asking-rent series, where present, are separate rows in the table.

  • Average net rent (nettokalt): 3.2 EUR/m²/month · Collected source1
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Barge recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€30
Mobile plan, 10 GB€12
Net rent across major citiesBarge highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Barge highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Milan€30.00
Rome€17.15
Naples€9.10
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited29.9 EUR/month30 Sept 2026iliadbox fixed fibre3Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB11.99 EUR/month30 Sept 2026iliad GIGA mobile tariff2Official · national market
Dwellings5,344 dwellings31 Dec 2021Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)5Official
Main residence dwellings3,078 dwellings31 Dec 2021Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)6Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)3.2 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2025Collected source1Official · municipality zone median

Is Barge a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker51%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 40–62%
Skilled employee59%strong on work, weak on education · range 49–69%
Student49%strong on housing, weak on education · range 37–61%
Family56%strong on family, weak on education · range 44–68%
Retirement53%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 39–67%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 192 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 3.2 EUR/m² per month, before heating and operating charges.

Heating, water and operating charges come on top, and a specific flat can sit either side of an average.

Source period: 2025-S2

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Barge?

The unemployment rate is about 4 % (2023).

  • Unemployment rate: 4.02 % · Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT)12
Unemployment across cities in ItalyUnemployment in Barge is 4.0%. Of 2,393 cities with data, 1,023 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
People in employment3,279 people31 Dec 2021Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)7Official
Median gross salary (regional)2,095 EUR/month31 Dec 2024servizi2.inps.it18Official
Unemployment rate4.02 %country median 6.0%31 Dec 2023Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT)12Official

What does a salary buy in Barge?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

regional median gross pay: €2,095 (servizi2.inps.it, 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€1,451of €1,685 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
  • Mobile
  • Left over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
Each month€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions.€1,685
Rent, 60 m²€3.20/m² · official · Collected source · 2025-12-31− €192
Internet€30 · official · iliadbox fixed fibre · 2026-09-30− €30
Mobile plan€12 · official · iliad GIGA mobile tariff · 2026-09-30− €12
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish€1,451
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Barge Salary needed to live in Barge

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Barge. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Centri per l'impiego — Public employment service

Italian public employment services / regional employment centres

Job SearchTraining
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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Barge. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Barge?

Police recorded about 2,489 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Tasso di delittuosità - prov19

Recorded crime across major citiesBarge highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Barge highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Florence11,422
Milan10,343
Bologna9,973
Turin9,170
Venice9,092
Catania7,485
Rome7,475
Verona6,667
Naples6,521
Genoa5,692
Palermo5,384
Bari4,616
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents2,489 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024Tasso di delittuosità - prov19Official · county

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Barge. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

CPIA public Italian-language and orientation courses for foreign adults — State Language Course

Italian public adult-education system — Centri Provinciali per l'Istruzione degli Adulti

For foreign adults, people seeking Italian language and culture courses.

ItalianCEFR A2In PersonCost varies
Open official information

L.O.R.R. — Language, Orientation, Recognition and Networks with CPIA — Job-related language course

Italian Ministry of Labour and Social Policies / FAMI 2021-2027 programme

For third-country nationals, vulnerable migrants, unaccompanied minors.

ItalianIn Person, Online
Open official information
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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Barge.

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Population and city profile

How many people live in Barge?

The published population was 7,454 people in 2025. Source: ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 202510

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents763.3 cars/1000 residents31 Dec 2023IstatData / ACI Pubblico registro automobilistico11Official
City area81.99 km²2026Official SITUAS report 74 (Comuni - Dimensione): exact municipality surface in km2, with annual area vintage.16Official
Foreign residents1,441 people1 Jan 2026Official ISTAT STRASA estimate of resident foreign population by municipality at 1 January 2026; Età=999 is the total.15Official
Population density91.6 people/km²1 Jan 2026Official SITUAS report 74 (Comuni - Dimensione): exact municipality surface in km2, with annual area vintage.17Official
Female residents3,690 people31 Dec 2024Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)4Official
Male residents3,764 people31 Dec 2024Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)4Official
Population7,454 people1 Jan 2025ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 202510Official
Population over time8 published observations, 2018–2025

Population fell 1.0% between 2018 and 2025, from 7,530 to 7,454.

International community in Barge

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Resident population in Italy at 1 January 2025; source-native country dimension; total sex · 2025-01-01

Published groupPeopleShare
Derived source total (sum of all published country rows)7,454100.0%
Italia6,13882.3%
Cina5397.2%
Marocco2263.0%
Romania1692.3%
Albania640.9%
Argentina350.5%
India300.4%
Perù280.4%
Moldova260.3%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Francia250.3%
Mali190.3%
Costa d'Avorio150.2%
Germania120.2%
Brasile90.1%
Filippine80.1%
Ucraina70.1%
Polonia60.1%
Egitto60.1%
Cuba60.1%
Colombia60.1%
Regno Unito50.1%
Bangladesh50.1%
Senegal50.1%
Repubblica Dominicana50.1%
Svizzera40.1%
Repubblica ceca40.1%
Thailandia40.1%
Turchia40.1%
Guinea30.0%
Grecia20.0%
Spagna20.0%
Pakistan20.0%
Burkina Faso20.0%
Gambia20.0%
Nigeria20.0%
Messico20.0%
Venezuela20.0%
Austria10.0%
Belgio10.0%
Bulgaria10.0%
Irlanda10.0%
Portogallo10.0%
Svezia10.0%
Ungheria10.0%
Federazione russa10.0%
Lituania10.0%
Macedonia del Nord10.0%
Nepal10.0%
Vietnam10.0%
Algeria10.0%
Camerun10.0%
Congo10.0%
Etiopia10.0%
Guinea-Bissau10.0%
Kenya10.0%
Mozambico10.0%
Tunisia10.0%
Bahamas10.0%
Canada10.0%
Ecuador10.0%
Uruguay10.0%
Australia10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source14

Citizenship

Resident population in Italy at 1 January 2025; source-native country dimension; total sex · 2025-01-01

Published groupPeopleShare
Derived source total (sum of all published country rows)7,454100.0%
Italia6,10181.8%
Cina7329.8%
Romania1842.5%
Marocco1842.5%
Albania490.7%
India340.5%
Perù200.3%
Costa d'Avorio170.2%
Mali170.2%
Show 42 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Moldova90.1%
Francia70.1%
Cuba60.1%
Austria50.1%
Bangladesh50.1%
Filippine50.1%
Germania40.1%
Regno Unito40.1%
Ucraina40.1%
Thailandia40.1%
Egitto40.1%
Nigeria40.1%
Senegal40.1%
Repubblica Dominicana40.1%
Polonia30.0%
Repubblica ceca30.0%
Turchia30.0%
Guinea30.0%
Brasile30.0%
Colombia30.0%
Grecia20.0%
Irlanda20.0%
Pakistan20.0%
Burkina Faso20.0%
Gambia20.0%
Messico20.0%
Argentina20.0%
Bulgaria10.0%
Spagna10.0%
Svizzera10.0%
Ungheria10.0%
Federazione russa10.0%
Lituania10.0%
Malaysia10.0%
Algeria10.0%
Congo10.0%
Etiopia10.0%
Guinea-Bissau10.0%
Malawi10.0%
Tunisia10.0%
Ecuador10.0%
Venezuela10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source13

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Non-citizens, share of residents18.15 %31 Dec 2024Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)8Official
Households3,212 households31 Dec 2024Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)9Official

Alternatives for people set on Barge

Nothing here reaches an argued comparison yet: no other published city shares enough metrics with Barge from the same source, period and grain. What is collected is below.

Cities near Barge

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Alternative cities in Italy

Other cities in Italy to compare with Barge, nearest in population first.

All Italy cities
Villa di Briano7,453 residentsCarmignano di Brenta7,456 residentsSan Gimignano7,452 residentsStra7,459 residentsRacalmuto7,460 residentsVedano Olona7,462 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Barge when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 6 to 16, and public school is free. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: Italian L2 laboratories and support for foreign pupils (DPR 394/1999 art 45 route). How to enrol a child (istruzione.it).

A country-wide rule for Italy; Barge's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2026.

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Barge?

The published population was 7,454 people in 2025. Source: ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 2025.

How much does it cost to rent in Barge?

Average net cold rent is 3.2 EUR/m² per month (2025-S2), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 224 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Collected source.

How safe is Barge?

Police recorded about 2,489 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Tasso di delittuosità - prov.

What is the unemployment rate in Barge?

The unemployment rate is about 4 % (2023). Source: Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT).

What is the typical salary around Barge?

The median gross salary is 2,095 EUR/month. Source: servizi2.inps.it.

How many foreign residents live in Barge?

1,441 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Official ISTAT STRASA estimate of resident foreign population by municipality at 1 January 2026; Età=999 is the total..

Is Barge a good place to live?

Barge may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Barge?

Bagnolo Piemonte, Cavour, Luserna San Giovanni, Saluzzo, Pinerolo are near Barge. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Derived source total (sum of all published country rows) live in Barge?

The official country of birth distribution records 7,454 people (100.0%) in the source-defined population for 2025-01-01. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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