Living in Centola
In Centola, rent averages €3.40 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 13.9% (2023).
At the start of 2026, the foreign population was 368. The city covers 47.85 km², with a population density of 104.9 people per km² at the start of 2026.
Higher unemployment than 94% 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 Centola?
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 Centola?
Average net cold rent is 3.4 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): 3.4 EUR/m²/month · Collected source1
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 29.9 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | iliadbox fixed fibre3Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 11.99 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | iliad GIGA mobile tariff2Official · national market |
| Dwellings | 6,589 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)5Official |
| Main residence dwellings | 2,347 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)6Official |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 3.4 EUR/m²/month | 31 Dec 2025 | Collected source1Official · municipality zone median |
Is Centola 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 204 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 3.4 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 Centola?
The unemployment rate is about 13.9 % (2023).
- Unemployment rate: 13.88 % · Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT)12
Centola 13.9%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| People in employment | 1,492 people | 31 Dec 2021 | Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)7Official |
| Median gross salary (regional) | 1,379 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | servizi2.inps.it18Official |
| Unemployment rate | 13.88 %country median 6.0% | 31 Dec 2023 | Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT)12Official |
What does a salary buy in Centola?
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€3.40/m² · official · Collected source · 2025-12-31 | − €204 |
| 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 Centola. 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 Centola. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Safety
How safe is Centola?
Police recorded about 3,247 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
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 3,247 incidents per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2024 | Tasso di delittuosità - prov19Official · county |
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Centola. 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.
Population and city profile
How many people live in Centola?
The published population was 4,963 people in 2025. Source: ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 202510
By nationality
National passport92.6%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars per 1,000 residents | 787.3 cars/1000 residents | 31 Dec 2023 | IstatData / ACI Pubblico registro automobilistico11Official |
| City area | 47.85 km² | 2026 | Official SITUAS report 74 (Comuni - Dimensione): exact municipality surface in km2, with annual area vintage.16Official |
| Foreign residents | 368 people | 1 Jan 2026 | Official ISTAT STRASA estimate of resident foreign population by municipality at 1 January 2026; Età=999 is the total.15Official |
| Population density | 104.9 people/km² | 1 Jan 2026 | Official SITUAS report 74 (Comuni - Dimensione): exact municipality surface in km2, with annual area vintage.17Official |
| Female residents | 2,403 people | 31 Dec 2024 | Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)4Official |
| Male residents | 2,560 people | 31 Dec 2024 | Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)4Official |
| Population | 4,963 people | 1 Jan 2025 | ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 202510Official |
Population fell 1.8% between 2018 and 2025, from 5,052 to 4,963.
International community in Centola
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) | 4,963 | 100.0% |
| Italia | 4,505 | 90.8% |
| Romania | 88 | 1.8% |
| Venezuela | 57 | 1.1% |
| Ucraina | 32 | 0.6% |
| Germania | 25 | 0.5% |
| Bangladesh | 23 | 0.5% |
| Francia | 19 | 0.4% |
| Polonia | 19 | 0.4% |
| Svizzera | 18 | 0.4% |
Show 38 more groups
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Marocco | 18 | 0.4% |
| Pakistan | 15 | 0.3% |
| Mali | 12 | 0.2% |
| Ghana | 11 | 0.2% |
| Nigeria | 9 | 0.2% |
| Uruguay | 9 | 0.2% |
| Regno Unito | 8 | 0.2% |
| Costa d'Avorio | 7 | 0.1% |
| Egitto | 7 | 0.1% |
| Brasile | 7 | 0.1% |
| Federazione russa | 6 | 0.1% |
| Moldova | 6 | 0.1% |
| Burkina Faso | 5 | 0.1% |
| Guinea | 5 | 0.1% |
| Senegal | 5 | 0.1% |
| Cuba | 5 | 0.1% |
| Belgio | 3 | 0.1% |
| Portogallo | 3 | 0.1% |
| Repubblica ceca | 3 | 0.1% |
| India | 3 | 0.1% |
| Camerun | 3 | 0.1% |
| Gambia | 3 | 0.1% |
| Stati Uniti d'America | 3 | 0.1% |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 0.0% |
| Croazia | 2 | 0.0% |
| Somalia | 2 | 0.0% |
| Argentina | 2 | 0.0% |
| Bolivia | 2 | 0.0% |
| Perù | 2 | 0.0% |
| Albania | 1 | 0.0% |
| Grecia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Paesi Bassi | 1 | 0.0% |
| Spagna | 1 | 0.0% |
| Armenia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Madagascar | 1 | 0.0% |
| Niger | 1 | 0.0% |
| Tunisia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Repubblica Dominicana | 1 | 0.0% |
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 group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Derived source total (sum of all published country rows) | 4,963 | 100.0% |
| Italia | 4,662 | 93.9% |
| Romania | 90 | 1.8% |
| Ucraina | 30 | 0.6% |
| Marocco | 25 | 0.5% |
| Bangladesh | 23 | 0.5% |
| Polonia | 13 | 0.3% |
| Pakistan | 13 | 0.3% |
| Ghana | 12 | 0.2% |
| Mali | 12 | 0.2% |
Show 24 more groups
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 10 | 0.2% |
| Costa d'Avorio | 7 | 0.1% |
| Egitto | 7 | 0.1% |
| Venezuela | 7 | 0.1% |
| Moldova | 6 | 0.1% |
| Burkina Faso | 5 | 0.1% |
| Guinea | 5 | 0.1% |
| Germania | 4 | 0.1% |
| Regno Unito | 4 | 0.1% |
| Senegal | 4 | 0.1% |
| Cuba | 4 | 0.1% |
| Federazione russa | 3 | 0.1% |
| Camerun | 3 | 0.1% |
| Gambia | 3 | 0.1% |
| Portogallo | 2 | 0.0% |
| Albania | 1 | 0.0% |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 0.0% |
| Francia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Paesi Bassi | 1 | 0.0% |
| India | 1 | 0.0% |
| Madagascar | 1 | 0.0% |
| Niger | 1 | 0.0% |
| Tunisia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Brasile | 1 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source13
Additional context
Alternatives for people set on Centola
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.
Ascea as a Centola alternative in the same region
15 km away, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.
- Rent: €2.70/m² Ascea vs €3.40/m² Centola−21%
- Unemployment: 12.0% Ascea vs 13.9% Centola−14%
- Residents: 5,832 Ascea vs 4,963 Centola+18%
- Median gross pay, region: €1,379 Ascea vs €1,379 Centolasame level
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,247 Ascea vs 3,247 Centolasame level
Gallarate as a Centola alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 818 km, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.
- Residents: 52,902 Gallarate vs 4,963 Centola+966%
- Median gross pay, region: €2,253 Gallarate vs €1,379 Centola+63%
- Rent: €4.55/m² Gallarate vs €3.40/m² Centola+34%
- Unemployment: 6.6% Gallarate vs 13.9% Centola−53%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,778 Gallarate vs 3,247 Centola+16%
Cities near Centola
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
Alternative cities in Italy
Other cities in Italy to compare with Centola, nearest in population first.
How does Centola compare?
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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Centola 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 guideSchool 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; Centola's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2026.
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Centola?
The published population was 4,963 people in 2025. Source: ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 2025.
How much does it cost to rent in Centola?
Average net cold rent is 3.4 EUR/m² per month (2025-S2), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 238 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Collected source.
How safe is Centola?
Police recorded about 3,247 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 Centola?
The unemployment rate is about 13.9 % (2023). Source: Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT).
What is the typical salary around Centola?
The median gross salary is 1,379 EUR/month. Source: servizi2.inps.it.
How many foreign residents live in Centola?
368 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 Centola a good place to live?
Centola 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 Centola?
Camerota, Ascea, Vallo della Lucania, Casal Velino are near Centola. 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 Centola?
The official country of birth distribution records 4,963 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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- Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics) istat.it · checked 2026-08-07
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- Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT) istat.it · checked 2026-08-04
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- Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (Istat), Italy country of birth distribution demo.istat.it · checked 2026-08-28
- Official ISTAT STRASA estimate of resident foreign population by municipality at 1 January 2026; Età=999 is the total. demo.istat.it · checked 2026-07-15
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