Living in Castel di Lama
In Castel di Lama, rent averages €4.05 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 6% (2023).
Castel di Lama covers 10.98 km², with a population density of 766.4 people per km² at the start of 2026.
Less recorded crime than any other Italian city that publishes it and cleaner air than 87% of Italian cities that publish it.
Which Italy-wide rules apply when you move to Castel di Lama?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
How much does it cost to rent in Castel di Lama?
Average net cold rent is 4.05 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): 4.05 EUR/m²/month · Collected source1
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 29.9 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | iliadbox fixed fibre4Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 11.99 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | iliad GIGA mobile tariff3Official · national market |
| Dwellings | 3,902 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)6Official |
| Main residence dwellings | 3,254 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)7Official |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 4.05 EUR/m²/month | 31 Dec 2025 | Collected source1Official · municipality zone median |
Is Castel di Lama 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.
Worked out from these numbers
What does a 60 m² flat cost?
About 243 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 4.05 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.
Work and income
What is the unemployment rate in Castel di Lama?
The unemployment rate is about 6 % (2023).
- Unemployment rate: 5.96 % · Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT)13
Castel di Lama 6.0%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| People in employment | 3,554 people | 31 Dec 2021 | Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)8Official |
| Median gross salary (regional) | 1,710 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | servizi2.inps.it23Official |
| Unemployment rate | 5.96 %country median 6.0% — about the same | 31 Dec 2023 | Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT)13Official |
What does a salary buy in Castel di Lama?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
RentInternetMobileLeft 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. | €1,452 |
| Rent, 60 m²€4.05/m² · official · Collected source · 2025-12-31 | − €243 |
| 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 | €1,167 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Castel di Lama. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
Centri per l'impiego — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Castel di Lama. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Family and education
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary schools | 2 count | 3 Aug 2026 | Ministero dell'Istruzione e del Merito (dati.istruzione.it)16Official |
| Schools | 7 count | 3 Aug 2026 | Ministero dell'Istruzione e del Merito (dati.istruzione.it)16Official |
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; Castel di Lama's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2026.
Safety
How safe is Castel di Lama?
Police recorded about 2,923 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 - prov24
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 2,923 incidents per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2024 | Tasso di delittuosità - prov24Official · county |
Mobility and administration
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Castel di Lama. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
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.
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.
Climate and air quality
Is the air quality good in Castel di Lama?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 10 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency2
Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Castel di Lama 10.0
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 10 µg/m³country median 14.0 | 31 Dec 2024 | European Environment Agency2Official |
| Monthly extreme high temperature | Jan 18.85 · Feb 18.19 · Mar 22.62 · Apr 24.74 · May 31.03 · Jun 36.85 · Jul 36.91 · Aug 39.04 · Sep 33.62 · Oct 27.79 · Nov 22.75 · Dec 17.75 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center17Official |
| Monthly extreme low temperature | Jan -2.66 · Feb -3.28 · Mar -2.7 · Apr 1.3 · May 7.36 · Jun 9.88 · Jul 16.17 · Aug 15.15 · Sep 10.74 · Oct 6.21 · Nov 1.53 · Dec -1.71 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center17Official |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 7.03 · Feb 7.31 · Mar 9.74 · Apr 12.96 · May 17.22 · Jun 22.18 · Jul 25.35 · Aug 25.32 · Sep 20.63 · Oct 16.35 · Nov 12.02 · Dec 8.27 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center17Official |
Annual PM2.5 fell 16.7% between 2015 and 2024, from 12.0 to 10.0.
Population and city profile
How many people live in Castel di Lama?
The published population was 8,397 people in 2025. Source: ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 202511
By nationality
National passport91.2%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars per 1,000 residents | 733.3 cars/1000 residents | 31 Dec 2023 | IstatData / ACI Pubblico registro automobilistico12Official |
| City area | 10.98 km² | 2026 | Official SITUAS report 74 (Comuni - Dimensione): exact municipality surface in km2, with annual area vintage.19Official |
| Foreign residents | 738 people | 1 Jan 2026 | Official ISTAT STRASA estimate of resident foreign population by municipality at 1 January 2026; Età=999 is the total.18Official |
| Population density | 766.4 people/km² | 1 Jan 2026 | Official SITUAS report 74 (Comuni - Dimensione): exact municipality surface in km2, with annual area vintage.20Official |
| Female residents | 4,254 people | 31 Dec 2024 | Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)5Official |
| Male residents | 4,143 people | 31 Dec 2024 | Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)5Official |
| Population | 8,397 people | 1 Jan 2025 | ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 202511Official |
Population fell 2.2% between 2018 and 2025, from 8,583 to 8,397.
International community in Castel di Lama
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 group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Derived source total (sum of all published country rows) | 8,397 | 100.0% |
| Italia | 7,311 | 87.1% |
| Marocco | 131 | 1.6% |
| Albania | 107 | 1.3% |
| Romania | 95 | 1.1% |
| Senegal | 78 | 0.9% |
| Venezuela | 63 | 0.8% |
| Macedonia del Nord | 61 | 0.7% |
| Cina | 61 | 0.7% |
| Germania | 53 | 0.6% |
Show 57 more groups
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 46 | 0.5% |
| Nigeria | 40 | 0.5% |
| Polonia | 34 | 0.4% |
| Pakistan | 32 | 0.4% |
| Svizzera | 27 | 0.3% |
| India | 27 | 0.3% |
| Filippine | 24 | 0.3% |
| Australia | 23 | 0.3% |
| Belgio | 20 | 0.2% |
| Ucraina | 16 | 0.2% |
| Moldova | 12 | 0.1% |
| Francia | 11 | 0.1% |
| Canada | 11 | 0.1% |
| Brasile | 11 | 0.1% |
| Regno Unito | 9 | 0.1% |
| Tunisia | 9 | 0.1% |
| Stati Uniti d'America | 6 | 0.1% |
| Spagna | 5 | 0.1% |
| Giappone | 5 | 0.1% |
| Cuba | 5 | 0.1% |
| Repubblica Dominicana | 5 | 0.1% |
| Perù | 5 | 0.1% |
| Federazione russa | 4 | 0.0% |
| Repubblica ceca | 3 | 0.0% |
| Sri Lanka | 3 | 0.0% |
| Indonesia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Algeria | 3 | 0.0% |
| Colombia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Slovacchia | 2 | 0.0% |
| Egitto | 2 | 0.0% |
| Etiopia | 2 | 0.0% |
| Libia | 2 | 0.0% |
| Sudafrica | 2 | 0.0% |
| Cile | 2 | 0.0% |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 0.0% |
| Grecia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Portogallo | 1 | 0.0% |
| Ungheria | 1 | 0.0% |
| Lettonia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Lituania | 1 | 0.0% |
| Croazia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Bielorussia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Serbia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 0.0% |
| Giordania | 1 | 0.0% |
| Kuwait | 1 | 0.0% |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 0.0% |
| Azerbaigian | 1 | 0.0% |
| Congo | 1 | 0.0% |
| Gambia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Liberia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Niger | 1 | 0.0% |
| Somalia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Tanzania | 1 | 0.0% |
| Messico | 1 | 0.0% |
| Bolivia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Uruguay | 1 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source15
Citizenship
Resident population in Italy at 1 January 2025; source-native country dimension; total sex · 2025-01-01
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Derived source total (sum of all published country rows) | 8,397 | 100.0% |
| Italia | 7,679 | 91.4% |
| Marocco | 100 | 1.2% |
| Cina | 93 | 1.1% |
| Romania | 86 | 1.0% |
| Senegal | 68 | 0.8% |
| Albania | 62 | 0.7% |
| Macedonia del Nord | 54 | 0.6% |
| Nigeria | 52 | 0.6% |
| Polonia | 30 | 0.4% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 30 | 0.4% |
| India | 25 | 0.3% |
| Filippine | 22 | 0.3% |
| Ucraina | 12 | 0.1% |
| Argentina | 8 | 0.1% |
| Tunisia | 7 | 0.1% |
| Spagna | 5 | 0.1% |
| Giappone | 5 | 0.1% |
| Venezuela | 5 | 0.1% |
| Cuba | 4 | 0.0% |
| Repubblica Dominicana | 4 | 0.0% |
| Brasile | 4 | 0.0% |
| Belgio | 3 | 0.0% |
| Moldova | 3 | 0.0% |
| Sri Lanka | 3 | 0.0% |
| Indonesia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Colombia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Germania | 2 | 0.0% |
| Federazione russa | 2 | 0.0% |
| Slovacchia | 2 | 0.0% |
| Repubblica ceca | 2 | 0.0% |
| Serbia | 2 | 0.0% |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 0.0% |
| Algeria | 2 | 0.0% |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 0.0% |
| Francia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Regno Unito | 1 | 0.0% |
| Portogallo | 1 | 0.0% |
| Lettonia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Lituania | 1 | 0.0% |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 0.0% |
| Congo | 1 | 0.0% |
| Egitto | 1 | 0.0% |
| Gambia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Somalia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Messico | 1 | 0.0% |
| Bolivia | 1 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source14
Additional context
Alternatives for people set on Castel di Lama
Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.
Sant'Egidio alla Vibrata as a Castel di Lama alternative in the same region
4 km away, better on 2 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 3.
- Rent: €3.00/m² Sant'Egidio alla Vibrata vs €4.05/m² Castel di Lama−26%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,244 Sant'Egidio alla Vibrata vs 2,923 Castel di Lama+11%
- Median gross pay, region: €1,586 Sant'Egidio alla Vibrata vs €1,710 Castel di Lama−7%
- Unemployment: 6.4% Sant'Egidio alla Vibrata vs 6.0% Castel di Lama+8%
- Residents: 9,876 Sant'Egidio alla Vibrata vs 8,397 Castel di Lama+18%
- Nearest airport: 57.0 km Sant'Egidio alla Vibrata vs 61.0 km Castel di Lama−7%
- Annual PM2.5: 10.0 µg/m³ Sant'Egidio alla Vibrata vs 10.0 µg/m³ Castel di Lamasame level
Avellino as a Castel di Lama alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 235 km, better on 3 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.
- Residents: 51,975 Avellino vs 8,397 Castel di Lama+519%
- Rent: €3.70/m² Avellino vs €4.05/m² Castel di Lama−9%
- Nearest airport: 34.0 km Avellino vs 61.0 km Castel di Lama−44%
- Median gross pay, region: €1,549 Avellino vs €1,710 Castel di Lama−9%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,706 Avellino vs 2,923 Castel di Lama−7%
- Annual PM2.5: 10.0 µg/m³ Avellino vs 10.0 µg/m³ Castel di Lamasame level
Cities near Castel di Lama
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
Alternative cities in Italy
Other cities in Italy to compare with Castel di Lama, nearest in population first.
How does Castel di Lama compare?
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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Castel di Lama 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.
Open the official coverage guideCommon questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Castel di Lama?
The published population was 8,397 people in 2025. Source: ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 2025.
How much does it cost to rent in Castel di Lama?
Average net cold rent is 4.05 EUR/m² per month (2025-S2), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 284 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Collected source.
Is the air quality good in Castel di Lama?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 10 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency.
How safe is Castel di Lama?
Police recorded about 2,923 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 Castel di Lama?
The unemployment rate is about 6 % (2023). Source: Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT).
What is the typical salary around Castel di Lama?
The median gross salary is 1,710 EUR/month. Source: servizi2.inps.it.
Is Castel di Lama a good place to live?
Castel di Lama 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 Castel di Lama?
Sant'Egidio alla Vibrata, Spinetoli, Folignano, Nereto, Corropoli are near Castel di Lama. 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 Castel di Lama?
The official country of birth distribution records 8,397 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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