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Living in Castrovillari

In Castrovillari, rent averages €2.80 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 11.6% (2023).

Castrovillari covered 130.6 km² and had a population density of 156.4 people per km² at the start of 2026. For Castrovillari, the foreign population count was 1,087 at the start of 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-2329 sources

Population20,605people1 Jan 2025Official source · ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 2025
Median gross salary (region)1,272EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · servizi2.inps.it
Average net rent2.8EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2025Official source · Collected source
Unemployment rate11.58%country median 6.0% — 92% aboveOfficial source · Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT)
Recorded crime2,458incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024District figureOfficial source · Tasso di delittuosità - prov
PM2.5, annual mean12µg/m³country median 14.0 — 14% belowOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Higher unemployment than 84% of Italian cities that publish it, less recorded crime than any other Italian city that publishes it and cleaner air than 73% of Italian cities that publish it.

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

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 Castrovillari?

Average net cold rent is 2.8 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): 2.8 EUR/m²/month · Collected source1
What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Castrovillari recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€30
Mobile plan, 10 GB€12
Net rent across major citiesCastrovillari highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Castrovillari 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
Dwellings12,817 dwellings31 Dec 2021Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)6Official
Main residence dwellings9,127 dwellings31 Dec 2021Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)7Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)2.8 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2025Collected source1Official · municipality zone median

Is Castrovillari 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 worker49%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 39–59%
Skilled employee58%strong on work, weak on safety · range 49–67%
Student56%strong on education, weak on work · range 46–66%
Family55%strong on family, weak on legal route · range 44–66%
Retirement51%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 39–63%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 168 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 2.8 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 Castrovillari?

The unemployment rate is about 11.6 % (2023).

  • Unemployment rate: 11.58 % · Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT)13
Unemployment across cities in ItalyUnemployment in Castrovillari is 11.6%. Of 2,393 cities with data, 1,023 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
People in employment6,572 people31 Dec 2021Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)8Official
Median gross salary (regional)1,272 EUR/month31 Dec 2024servizi2.inps.it23Official
Unemployment rate11.58 %country median 6.0%31 Dec 2023Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT)13Official

What does a salary buy in Castrovillari?

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

regional median gross pay: €1,272 (servizi2.inps.it, 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€0of €0 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
  • Mobile
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.outside the model's range
Rent, 60 m²€2.80/m² · official · Collected source · 2025-12-31− €168
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—
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Castrovillari Salary needed to live in Castrovillari

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Castrovillari. 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

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

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Primary schools4 count3 Aug 2026Ministero dell'Istruzione e del Merito (dati.istruzione.it)16Official
Schools41 count3 Aug 2026Ministero 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; Castrovillari's school authority applies it locally.

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

Safety

How safe is Castrovillari?

Police recorded about 2,458 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

Recorded crime across major citiesCastrovillari highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Castrovillari 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 residents2,458 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024Tasso di delittuosità - prov24Official · county

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport21 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights21Official
Nearest airportSUF3 Aug 2026OurAirports22Official
Distance to nearest airport101 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports22Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Castrovillari. 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

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
National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Castrovillari.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Castrovillari?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 12 µg/m³ (2021) — 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.

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 Castrovillari 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/m³country median 14.031 Dec 2021European Environment Agency2Official
Monthly extreme high temperatureJan 16.42 · Feb 18.47 · Mar 25.51 · Apr 26.04 · May 31.29 · Jun 38.12 · Jul 40.56 · Aug 40 · Sep 36.73 · Oct 30.9 · Nov 24.23 · Dec 18.12 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center17Official
Monthly extreme low temperatureJan -6.03 · Feb -4.14 · Mar -2.79 · Apr -3.21 · May 3.4 · Jun 7.53 · Jul 12.18 · Aug 12.6 · Sep 7.63 · Oct 3.9 · Nov -0.45 · Dec -4.73 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center17Official
Average temperature by monthJan 5.74 · Feb 6.04 · Mar 8.59 · Apr 11.72 · May 16.15 · Jun 21.47 · Jul 24.95 · Aug 25.02 · Sep 19.97 · Oct 15.74 · Nov 11.09 · Dec 6.97 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center17Official
Annual PM2.5 over time7 published observations, 2015–2021

Annual PM2.5 fell 25.0% between 2015 and 2021, from 16.0 to 12.0.

Population and city profile

How many people live in Castrovillari?

The published population was 20,605 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 residents826.3 cars/1000 residents31 Dec 2023IstatData / ACI Pubblico registro automobilistico12Official
City area130.6 km²2026Official SITUAS report 74 (Comuni - Dimensione): exact municipality surface in km2, with annual area vintage.19Official
Foreign residents1,087 people1 Jan 2026Official ISTAT STRASA estimate of resident foreign population by municipality at 1 January 2026; Età=999 is the total.18Official
Population density156.4 people/km²1 Jan 2026Official SITUAS report 74 (Comuni - Dimensione): exact municipality surface in km2, with annual area vintage.20Official
Female residents10,678 people31 Dec 2024Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)5Official
Male residents9,927 people31 Dec 2024Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)5Official
Population20,605 people1 Jan 2025ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 202511Official
Population over time8 published observations, 2018–2025

Population fell 5.7% between 2018 and 2025, from 21,855 to 20,605.

International community in Castrovillari

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)20,605100.0%
Italia19,04592.4%
Albania2481.2%
Ucraina1550.8%
Romania1380.7%
Svizzera1180.6%
Germania1060.5%
Marocco930.5%
Bulgaria710.3%
Pakistan520.3%
Show 65 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Cuba500.2%
Brasile430.2%
Venezuela410.2%
Argentina370.2%
Polonia320.2%
India320.2%
Federazione russa310.2%
Francia290.1%
Cina270.1%
Nigeria250.1%
Colombia210.1%
Tunisia160.1%
Regno Unito130.1%
Panama130.1%
Libia100.0%
Senegal100.0%
Afghanistan90.0%
Emirati Arabi Uniti70.0%
Georgia70.0%
Stati Uniti d'America70.0%
Ecuador70.0%
Uruguay70.0%
Moldova60.0%
Bielorussia60.0%
Etiopia60.0%
Gambia60.0%
Slovacchia50.0%
Messico50.0%
Macedonia del Nord40.0%
Filippine40.0%
Canada40.0%
Grecia30.0%
Palestina30.0%
Guinea30.0%
Austria20.0%
Belgio20.0%
Irlanda20.0%
Portogallo20.0%
Svezia20.0%
Lettonia20.0%
Lituania20.0%
Slovenia20.0%
Repubblica ceca20.0%
Montenegro20.0%
Bangladesh20.0%
Iran20.0%
Kazakhstan20.0%
Azerbaigian20.0%
Egitto20.0%
Ghana20.0%
Mali20.0%
Costa Rica20.0%
El Salvador20.0%
Kosovo10.0%
Giappone10.0%
Indonesia10.0%
Vietnam10.0%
Algeria10.0%
Costa d'Avorio10.0%
Congo10.0%
Uganda10.0%
Repubblica Dominicana10.0%
Bolivia10.0%
Perù10.0%
Australia10.0%

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)20,605100.0%
Italia19,57095.0%
Albania2011.0%
Romania1350.7%
Ucraina1350.7%
Marocco900.4%
Bulgaria610.3%
Pakistan600.3%
Nigeria410.2%
Cina400.2%
Show 54 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Cuba380.2%
Polonia250.1%
India240.1%
Federazione russa180.1%
Tunisia160.1%
Senegal110.1%
Brasile110.1%
Colombia100.0%
Germania80.0%
Argentina80.0%
Spagna70.0%
Afghanistan70.0%
Georgia60.0%
Gambia60.0%
Francia50.0%
Regno Unito50.0%
Palestina50.0%
Venezuela50.0%
Moldova40.0%
Ecuador40.0%
Macedonia del Nord30.0%
Ghana30.0%
Guinea30.0%
Grecia20.0%
Irlanda20.0%
Slovenia20.0%
Slovacchia20.0%
Bielorussia20.0%
Kazakhstan20.0%
Egitto20.0%
Mali20.0%
Messico20.0%
Portogallo10.0%
Svezia10.0%
Svizzera10.0%
Lettonia10.0%
Lituania10.0%
Croazia10.0%
Repubblica ceca10.0%
Kosovo10.0%
Bangladesh10.0%
Filippine10.0%
Giappone10.0%
Iran10.0%
Libano10.0%
Algeria10.0%
Costa d'Avorio10.0%
Guinea Equatoriale10.0%
Libia10.0%
Uganda10.0%
Costa Rica10.0%
El Salvador10.0%
Panama10.0%
Stati Uniti d'America10.0%

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 residents5.02 %31 Dec 2024Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)9Official
Households9,363 households31 Dec 2024Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)10Official

Alternatives for people set on Castrovillari

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.

Spezzano Albanese as a Castrovillari alternative in the same region

19 km away, better on 2 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

  • Rent: €2.30/m² Spezzano Albanese vs €2.80/m² Castrovillari−18%
  • Residents: 6,480 Spezzano Albanese vs 20,605 Castrovillari−69%
  • Unemployment: 12.9% Spezzano Albanese vs 11.6% Castrovillari+11%
  • Nearest airport: 85.0 km Spezzano Albanese vs 101.0 km Castrovillari−16%
  • Median gross pay, region: €1,272 Spezzano Albanese vs €1,272 Castrovillarisame level
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,458 Spezzano Albanese vs 2,458 Castrovillarisame level
  • Annual PM2.5: 12.0 µg/m³ Spezzano Albanese vs 12.0 µg/m³ Castrovillarisame level

Cities near Castrovillari

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

Alternative cities in Italy

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Castrovillari 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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Common questions

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

How many people live in Castrovillari?

The published population was 20,605 people in 2025. Source: ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 2025.

How much does it cost to rent in Castrovillari?

Average net cold rent is 2.8 EUR/m² per month (2025-S2), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 196 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Collected source.

Is the air quality good in Castrovillari?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 12 µg/m³ (2021) — 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 Castrovillari?

Police recorded about 2,458 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 Castrovillari?

The unemployment rate is about 11.6 % (2023). Source: Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT).

What is the typical salary around Castrovillari?

The median gross salary is 1,272 EUR/month. Source: servizi2.inps.it.

Is Castrovillari a good place to live?

Castrovillari 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 Castrovillari?

Cassano all'Ionio, Spezzano Albanese, Villapiana, Roggiano Gravina are near Castrovillari. 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 Castrovillari?

The official country of birth distribution records 20,605 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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