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.
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
| 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 | 12,817 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)6Official |
| Main residence dwellings | 9,127 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)7Official |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 2.8 EUR/m²/month | 31 Dec 2025 | Collected 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.
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.
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
Castrovillari 11.6%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| People in employment | 6,572 people | 31 Dec 2021 | Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)8Official |
| Median gross salary (regional) | 1,272 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | servizi2.inps.it23Official |
| Unemployment rate | 11.58 %country median 6.0% | 31 Dec 2023 | Istituto 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.
RentInternetMobile
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 | — |
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.
Centri per l'impiego — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Castrovillari. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Family and education
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary schools | 4 count | 3 Aug 2026 | Ministero dell'Istruzione e del Merito (dati.istruzione.it)16Official |
| Schools | 41 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; 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
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 2,458 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 Castrovillari. 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 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.
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.
Castrovillari 12.0
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 12 µg/m³country median 14.0 | 31 Dec 2021 | European Environment Agency2Official |
| Monthly extreme high temperature | Jan 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 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center17Official |
| Monthly extreme low temperature | Jan -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 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center17Official |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 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 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center17Official |
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
By nationality
National passport94.7%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars per 1,000 residents | 826.3 cars/1000 residents | 31 Dec 2023 | IstatData / ACI Pubblico registro automobilistico12Official |
| City area | 130.6 km² | 2026 | Official SITUAS report 74 (Comuni - Dimensione): exact municipality surface in km2, with annual area vintage.19Official |
| Foreign residents | 1,087 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 | 156.4 people/km² | 1 Jan 2026 | Official SITUAS report 74 (Comuni - Dimensione): exact municipality surface in km2, with annual area vintage.20Official |
| Female residents | 10,678 people | 31 Dec 2024 | Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)5Official |
| Male residents | 9,927 people | 31 Dec 2024 | Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)5Official |
| Population | 20,605 people | 1 Jan 2025 | ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 202511Official |
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 group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Derived source total (sum of all published country rows) | 20,605 | 100.0% |
| Italia | 19,045 | 92.4% |
| Albania | 248 | 1.2% |
| Ucraina | 155 | 0.8% |
| Romania | 138 | 0.7% |
| Svizzera | 118 | 0.6% |
| Germania | 106 | 0.5% |
| Marocco | 93 | 0.5% |
| Bulgaria | 71 | 0.3% |
| Pakistan | 52 | 0.3% |
Show 65 more groups
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cuba | 50 | 0.2% |
| Brasile | 43 | 0.2% |
| Venezuela | 41 | 0.2% |
| Argentina | 37 | 0.2% |
| Polonia | 32 | 0.2% |
| India | 32 | 0.2% |
| Federazione russa | 31 | 0.2% |
| Francia | 29 | 0.1% |
| Cina | 27 | 0.1% |
| Nigeria | 25 | 0.1% |
| Colombia | 21 | 0.1% |
| Tunisia | 16 | 0.1% |
| Regno Unito | 13 | 0.1% |
| Panama | 13 | 0.1% |
| Libia | 10 | 0.0% |
| Senegal | 10 | 0.0% |
| Afghanistan | 9 | 0.0% |
| Emirati Arabi Uniti | 7 | 0.0% |
| Georgia | 7 | 0.0% |
| Stati Uniti d'America | 7 | 0.0% |
| Ecuador | 7 | 0.0% |
| Uruguay | 7 | 0.0% |
| Moldova | 6 | 0.0% |
| Bielorussia | 6 | 0.0% |
| Etiopia | 6 | 0.0% |
| Gambia | 6 | 0.0% |
| Slovacchia | 5 | 0.0% |
| Messico | 5 | 0.0% |
| Macedonia del Nord | 4 | 0.0% |
| Filippine | 4 | 0.0% |
| Canada | 4 | 0.0% |
| Grecia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Palestina | 3 | 0.0% |
| Guinea | 3 | 0.0% |
| Austria | 2 | 0.0% |
| Belgio | 2 | 0.0% |
| Irlanda | 2 | 0.0% |
| Portogallo | 2 | 0.0% |
| Svezia | 2 | 0.0% |
| Lettonia | 2 | 0.0% |
| Lituania | 2 | 0.0% |
| Slovenia | 2 | 0.0% |
| Repubblica ceca | 2 | 0.0% |
| Montenegro | 2 | 0.0% |
| Bangladesh | 2 | 0.0% |
| Iran | 2 | 0.0% |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 0.0% |
| Azerbaigian | 2 | 0.0% |
| Egitto | 2 | 0.0% |
| Ghana | 2 | 0.0% |
| Mali | 2 | 0.0% |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 0.0% |
| El Salvador | 2 | 0.0% |
| Kosovo | 1 | 0.0% |
| Giappone | 1 | 0.0% |
| Indonesia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Vietnam | 1 | 0.0% |
| Algeria | 1 | 0.0% |
| Costa d'Avorio | 1 | 0.0% |
| Congo | 1 | 0.0% |
| Uganda | 1 | 0.0% |
| Repubblica Dominicana | 1 | 0.0% |
| Bolivia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Perù | 1 | 0.0% |
| Australia | 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) | 20,605 | 100.0% |
| Italia | 19,570 | 95.0% |
| Albania | 201 | 1.0% |
| Romania | 135 | 0.7% |
| Ucraina | 135 | 0.7% |
| Marocco | 90 | 0.4% |
| Bulgaria | 61 | 0.3% |
| Pakistan | 60 | 0.3% |
| Nigeria | 41 | 0.2% |
| Cina | 40 | 0.2% |
Show 54 more groups
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cuba | 38 | 0.2% |
| Polonia | 25 | 0.1% |
| India | 24 | 0.1% |
| Federazione russa | 18 | 0.1% |
| Tunisia | 16 | 0.1% |
| Senegal | 11 | 0.1% |
| Brasile | 11 | 0.1% |
| Colombia | 10 | 0.0% |
| Germania | 8 | 0.0% |
| Argentina | 8 | 0.0% |
| Spagna | 7 | 0.0% |
| Afghanistan | 7 | 0.0% |
| Georgia | 6 | 0.0% |
| Gambia | 6 | 0.0% |
| Francia | 5 | 0.0% |
| Regno Unito | 5 | 0.0% |
| Palestina | 5 | 0.0% |
| Venezuela | 5 | 0.0% |
| Moldova | 4 | 0.0% |
| Ecuador | 4 | 0.0% |
| Macedonia del Nord | 3 | 0.0% |
| Ghana | 3 | 0.0% |
| Guinea | 3 | 0.0% |
| Grecia | 2 | 0.0% |
| Irlanda | 2 | 0.0% |
| Slovenia | 2 | 0.0% |
| Slovacchia | 2 | 0.0% |
| Bielorussia | 2 | 0.0% |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 0.0% |
| Egitto | 2 | 0.0% |
| Mali | 2 | 0.0% |
| Messico | 2 | 0.0% |
| Portogallo | 1 | 0.0% |
| Svezia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Svizzera | 1 | 0.0% |
| Lettonia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Lituania | 1 | 0.0% |
| Croazia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Repubblica ceca | 1 | 0.0% |
| Kosovo | 1 | 0.0% |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 0.0% |
| Filippine | 1 | 0.0% |
| Giappone | 1 | 0.0% |
| Iran | 1 | 0.0% |
| Libano | 1 | 0.0% |
| Algeria | 1 | 0.0% |
| Costa d'Avorio | 1 | 0.0% |
| Guinea Equatoriale | 1 | 0.0% |
| Libia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Uganda | 1 | 0.0% |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 0.0% |
| El Salvador | 1 | 0.0% |
| Panama | 1 | 0.0% |
| Stati Uniti d'America | 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 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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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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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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