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Living in Castelnuovo di Garfagnana

In Castelnuovo di Garfagnana, rent averages €3.55 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 5.9% (2023).

The foreign population count was 587 at the start of 2026. Castelnuovo di Garfagnana covers 28.48 km², with a population density of 196.8 people per km² at the start of 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-2329 sources

Population5,653people1 Jan 2025Official source · ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 2025
Median gross salary (region)1,922EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · servizi2.inps.it
Average net rent3.55EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2025Official source · Collected source
Unemployment rate5.89%country median 6.0% — 2% belowOfficial source · Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT)
Recorded crime3,752incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024District figureOfficial source · Tasso di delittuosità - prov
PM2.5, annual mean12µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu

Which Italy-wide rules apply when you move to Castelnuovo di Garfagnana?

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 Castelnuovo di Garfagnana.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in Castelnuovo di Garfagnana?

Average net cold rent is 3.55 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): 3.55 EUR/m²/month · Collected source2
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Castelnuovo di Garfagnana recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€30
Mobile plan, 10 GB€12
Net rent across major citiesCastelnuovo di Garfagnana highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Castelnuovo di Garfagnana 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 fibre4Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB11.99 EUR/month30 Sept 2026iliad GIGA mobile tariff3Official · national market
Dwellings3,306 dwellings31 Dec 2021Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)6Official
Main residence dwellings2,420 dwellings31 Dec 2021Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)7Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)3.55 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2025Collected source2Official · municipality zone median

Is Castelnuovo di Garfagnana a good place to live?

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Remote worker47%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 36–58%
Skilled employee55%strong on work, weak on education · range 45–65%
Student48%strong on cost, weak on education · range 36–60%
Family50%strong on family, weak on education · range 38–62%
Retirement53%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 39–67%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 213 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 3.55 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 Castelnuovo di Garfagnana?

The unemployment rate is about 5.9 % (2023).

  • Unemployment rate: 5.89 % · Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT)13
Unemployment across cities in ItalyUnemployment in Castelnuovo di Garfagnana is 5.9%. Of 2,393 cities with data, 1,023 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
People in employment2,334 people31 Dec 2021Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)8Official
Median gross salary (regional)1,922 EUR/month31 Dec 2024servizi2.inps.it19Official
Unemployment rate5.89 %country median 6.0%31 Dec 2023Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT)13Official

What does a salary buy in Castelnuovo di Garfagnana?

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

regional median gross pay: €1,922 (servizi2.inps.it, 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€1,327of €1,582 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.€1,582
Rent, 60 m²€3.55/m² · official · Collected source · 2025-12-31− €213
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€1,327
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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Castelnuovo di Garfagnana. 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

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Castelnuovo di Garfagnana. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Castelnuovo di Garfagnana?

Police recorded 3,752 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 - prov20

Recorded crime across major citiesCastelnuovo di Garfagnana highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Castelnuovo di Garfagnana 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 residents3,752 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024Tasso di delittuosità - prov20Official · county

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Castelnuovo di Garfagnana. 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
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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Castelnuovo di Garfagnana.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Castelnuovo di Garfagnana?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 12 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: air.discomap.eea.europa.eu1

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in ItalyAnnual PM2.5 in Castelnuovo di Garfagnana is 12.0 µg/m³. Of 1,693 cities with data, 204 have annual PM2.5 of 12 to under 13 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean12 µg/m³31 Dec 2024air.discomap.eea.europa.eu1Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context

Population and city profile

How many people live in Castelnuovo di Garfagnana?

The published population was 5,653 people in 2025. Source: ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 202511

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents713.5 cars/1000 residents31 Dec 2023IstatData / ACI Pubblico registro automobilistico12Official
City area28.48 km²2026Official SITUAS report 74 (Comuni - Dimensione): exact municipality surface in km2, with annual area vintage.17Official
Foreign residents587 people1 Jan 2026Official ISTAT STRASA estimate of resident foreign population by municipality at 1 January 2026; Età=999 is the total.16Official
Population density196.8 people/km²1 Jan 2026Official SITUAS report 74 (Comuni - Dimensione): exact municipality surface in km2, with annual area vintage.18Official
Female residents2,921 people31 Dec 2024Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)5Official
Male residents2,732 people31 Dec 2024Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)5Official
Population5,653 people1 Jan 2025ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 202511Official
Population over time8 published observations, 2018–2025

Population fell 3.6% between 2018 and 2025, from 5,867 to 5,653.

International community in Castelnuovo di Garfagnana

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)5,653100.0%
Italia5,00388.5%
Romania1412.5%
Marocco811.4%
Macedonia del Nord641.1%
Nigeria500.9%
Albania400.7%
Regno Unito220.4%
Francia210.4%
Brasile180.3%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Ucraina170.3%
Perù160.3%
Pakistan100.2%
Germania90.2%
Svizzera90.2%
Federazione russa90.2%
Guinea90.2%
Stati Uniti d'America90.2%
Polonia80.1%
Cuba80.1%
Afghanistan70.1%
Senegal60.1%
Tunisia60.1%
Belgio50.1%
Bielorussia50.1%
Sri Lanka50.1%
Cina50.1%
Canada50.1%
Colombia50.1%
Paesi Bassi40.1%
India40.1%
Costa d'Avorio40.1%
Cile40.1%
Australia40.1%
Spagna30.1%
Ungheria30.1%
Bangladesh30.1%
Filippine30.1%
Israele20.0%
Libia20.0%
Mali20.0%
Ruanda20.0%
Messico20.0%
Argentina20.0%
Uruguay20.0%
Grecia10.0%
Malta10.0%
Portogallo10.0%
San Marino10.0%
Croazia10.0%
Camerun10.0%
Etiopia10.0%
Gambia10.0%
Ghana10.0%
Kenya10.0%
Sudan10.0%
Costa Rica10.0%
Repubblica Dominicana10.0%
Honduras10.0%

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 groupPeopleShare
Derived source total (sum of all published country rows)5,653100.0%
Italia5,12290.6%
Romania1512.7%
Marocco801.4%
Nigeria691.2%
Macedonia del Nord631.1%
Albania170.3%
Perù160.3%
Ucraina140.2%
Pakistan120.2%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Guinea110.2%
Cina90.2%
Afghanistan70.1%
Polonia60.1%
Federazione russa60.1%
Sri Lanka60.1%
Tunisia60.1%
Francia50.1%
Senegal50.1%
Regno Unito40.1%
Paesi Bassi40.1%
Brasile40.1%
Bangladesh30.1%
India30.1%
Israele30.1%
Costa d'Avorio30.1%
Camerun20.0%
Mali20.0%
Ruanda20.0%
Cuba20.0%
Stati Uniti d'America20.0%
Germania10.0%
Irlanda10.0%
Malta10.0%
Spagna10.0%
Svizzera10.0%
Moldova10.0%
Libano10.0%
Burkina Faso10.0%
Gambia10.0%
Ghana10.0%
Kenya10.0%
Sudan10.0%
Honduras10.0%
Cile10.0%

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

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Non-citizens, share of residents9.39 %31 Dec 2024Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)9Official
Households2,550 households31 Dec 2024Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)10Official

Alternatives for people set on Castelnuovo di Garfagnana

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.

Borgo a Mozzano as a Castelnuovo di Garfagnana alternative in the same region

19 km away, better on 2 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

  • Rent: €2.55/m² Borgo a Mozzano vs €3.55/m² Castelnuovo di Garfagnana−28%
  • Annual PM2.5: 19.0 µg/m³ Borgo a Mozzano vs 12.0 µg/m³ Castelnuovo di Garfagnana+58%
  • Unemployment: 5.3% Borgo a Mozzano vs 5.9% Castelnuovo di Garfagnana−10%
  • Residents: 6,668 Borgo a Mozzano vs 5,653 Castelnuovo di Garfagnana+18%
  • Median gross pay, region: €1,922 Borgo a Mozzano vs €1,922 Castelnuovo di Garfagnanasame level
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,752 Borgo a Mozzano vs 3,752 Castelnuovo di Garfagnanasame level
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Cities near Castelnuovo di Garfagnana

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

Alternative cities in Italy

Other cities in Italy to compare with Castelnuovo di Garfagnana, nearest in population first.

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Fontanelle5,650 residentsVilla del Conte5,650 residentsUzzano5,658 residentsCasorezzo5,648 residentsLavena Ponte Tresa5,659 residentsBrusaporto5,647 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Castelnuovo di Garfagnana 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; Castelnuovo di Garfagnana'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 Castelnuovo di Garfagnana?

The published population was 5,653 people in 2025. Source: ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 2025.

How much does it cost to rent in Castelnuovo di Garfagnana?

Average net cold rent is 3.55 EUR/m² per month (2025-S2), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 249 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Collected source.

Is the air quality good in Castelnuovo di Garfagnana?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 12 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: air.discomap.eea.europa.eu.

How safe is Castelnuovo di Garfagnana?

Police recorded 3,752 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 Castelnuovo di Garfagnana?

The unemployment rate is about 5.9 % (2023). Source: Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT).

What is the typical salary around Castelnuovo di Garfagnana?

The median gross salary is 1,922 EUR/month. Source: servizi2.inps.it.

Is Castelnuovo di Garfagnana a good place to live?

Castelnuovo di Garfagnana 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 Castelnuovo di Garfagnana?

Barga, Coreglia Antelminelli, Bagni di Lucca, Seravezza, Borgo a Mozzano are near Castelnuovo di Garfagnana. 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 Castelnuovo di Garfagnana?

The official country of birth distribution records 5,653 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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