Living in Cerda

In Cerda, rent averages €1.80 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 17.2% (2023).

Residents of Cerda numbered 4,817 at the end of 2024. A regional estimate placed average net cold rent in Cerda at €1.8 per m² per month at the end of 2025.

Last checked 2026-10-0719 sources

Population4,817people31 Dec 2024Official source · Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT)

Average gross salary1,539EUR/month31 Dec 2024District figureOfficial source · Anno 2024 (classificazione dell'attività economica ISTAT ATECO 2007)

Average net rent1.8EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2025Official source · Collected source

Unemployment rate17.24%country median 6.0% — 186% aboveOfficial source · www.istat.it

Recorded crime3,946incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024District figureOfficial source · Tasso di delittuosità - prov

Higher unemployment than any other Italian city that publishes it and less recorded crime than any other Italian city that publishes it.

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

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 Cerda.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

The city had 3,118 dwellings at the end of 2021.

How much does it cost to rent in Cerda?

Average net cold rent is 1.8 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): 1.8 EUR/m²/month · Collected source²

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€30

Mobile plan, 10 GB€12

Net rent across major citiesCerda highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Milan€30.00

Rome€17.15

Naples€9.10

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	3,118 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)⁶Official
Main residence dwellings	2,042 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)⁷Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)	1.8 EUR/m²/month	31 Dec 2025	Collected source²Official · municipality zone median

Is Cerda a good place to live?

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Remote worker43%strong on housing, weak on air quality · range 32–54%

Skilled employee47%strong on housing, weak on safety · range 38–56%

Student43%strong on cost, weak on work · range 33–53%

Family42%strong on housing, weak on legal route · range 31–53%

Retirement55%strong on housing, weak on admin · range 41–69%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 108 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 1.8 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

At the end of 2021, 1,291 were in employment in Cerda.

What is the unemployment rate in Cerda?

The unemployment rate is about 17.2 % (2023).

Unemployment rate: 17.24 % · www.istat.it¹⁹

Unemployment across cities in ItalyUnemployment in Cerda is 17.2%. Of 2,393 cities with data, 1,023 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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Cerda 17.2%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	1,539 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Anno 2024 (classificazione dell'attività economica ISTAT ATECO 2007)¹Official · county
People in employment	1,291 people	31 Dec 2021	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)⁸Official
Unemployment rate	17.24 %country median 6.0%	31 Dec 2023	www.istat.it¹⁹Official

What does a salary buy in Cerda?

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

Left over each month€1,627of €1,777 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.	€1,777
Rent, 60 m²€1.80/m² · official · Collected source · 2025-12-31	− €108
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	€1,627

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Cerda. 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

Search jobs

Open the Italy service overview

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

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Primary schools	1 count	3 Aug 2026	Ministero dell'Istruzione e del Merito (dati.istruzione.it)¹⁴Official
Schools	7 count	3 Aug 2026	Ministero dell'Istruzione e del Merito (dati.istruzione.it)¹⁴Official

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; Cerda's school authority applies it locally.

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

Safety

How safe is Cerda?

Police recorded about 3,946 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 - prov¹⁸

Recorded crime across major citiesCerda highlighted among comparable cities

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	3,946 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Tasso di delittuosità - prov¹⁸Official · county

Mobility and administration

Cerda's nearest airport was PMO, 70 km away and offered 39 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	39 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹⁶Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	70 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁷Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	PMO	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁷Official

Language courses and integration

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

Open official information

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

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Climate and air quality

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 20.5 · Feb 21.2 · Mar 27.1 · Apr 28.4 · May 34.75 · Jun 37.72 · Jul 39.51 · Aug 38.82 · Sep 36.01 · Oct 31.65 · Nov 24.97 · Dec 21.17 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁵Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan 2.04 · Feb 2.12 · Mar 3.26 · Apr 4.79 · May 9.48 · Jun 12.07 · Jul 16.52 · Aug 18.35 · Sep 14.39 · Oct 10.82 · Nov 6.7 · Dec 2.05 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁵Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan 10 · Feb 9.85 · Mar 11.85 · Apr 14.6 · May 18.3 · Jun 22.67 · Jul 25.65 · Aug 26.12 · Sep 22.89 · Oct 19.56 · Nov 15.25 · Dec 11.53 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center¹⁵Official · coordinate grid

Population and city profile

The city had 2,050 households at the end of 2024. Cerda had 2,462 female residents at the end of 2024. The count of male residents in Cerda was 2,355 at the end of 2024.

How many people live in Cerda?

The published population was 4,817 people in 2024. Source: Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT)¹¹

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Female residents	2,462 people	31 Dec 2024	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)⁵Official
Male residents	2,355 people	31 Dec 2024	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)⁵Official
Population	4,817 people	31 Dec 2024	Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT)¹¹Official

Population over time7 published observations, 2018–2024

4,798

4,889

4,981

5,072

4,8172018202020222024

Population fell 4.7% between 2018 and 2024, from 5,053 to 4,817.

International community in Cerda

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)	4,817	100.0%
Italia	4,576	95.0%
Albania	103	2.1%
Romania	54	1.1%
Germania	33	0.7%
Svizzera	7	0.1%
Bulgaria	6	0.1%
Tunisia	5	0.1%
Ucraina	4	0.1%
Stati Uniti d'America	4	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Belgio	2	0.0%
Grecia	2	0.0%
Federazione russa	2	0.0%
Bangladesh	2	0.0%
Cina	2	0.0%
Nigeria	2	0.0%
Australia	2	0.0%
Danimarca	1	0.0%
Paesi Bassi	1	0.0%
Polonia	1	0.0%
Ungheria	1	0.0%
Croazia	1	0.0%
Moldova	1	0.0%
India	1	0.0%
Ghana	1	0.0%
Marocco	1	0.0%
Tanzania	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

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)	4,817	100.0%
Italia	4,610	95.7%
Albania	120	2.5%
Romania	62	1.3%
Cina	6	0.1%
Bulgaria	4	0.1%
Tunisia	3	0.1%
Bangladesh	2	0.0%
Belgio	1	0.0%
Germania	1	0.0%

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Published group	People	Share
Polonia	1	0.0%
Ucraina	1	0.0%
Federazione russa	1	0.0%
India	1	0.0%
Ghana	1	0.0%
Niger	1	0.0%
Nigeria	1	0.0%
Tanzania	1	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹²

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Non-citizens, share of residents	4.3 %	31 Dec 2024	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)⁹Official
Households	2,050 households	31 Dec 2024	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)¹⁰Official

Alternatives for people set on Cerda

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Alternative cities in Italy

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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 Cerda?

The published population was 4,817 people in 2024. Source: Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT).

How much does it cost to rent in Cerda?

Average net cold rent is 1.8 EUR/m² per month (2025-S2), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 126 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Collected source.

How safe is Cerda?

Police recorded about 3,946 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 Cerda?

The unemployment rate is about 17.2 % (2023). Source: www.istat.it.

Is Cerda a good place to live?

Cerda 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.

How many people born in Derived source total (sum of all published country rows) live in Cerda?

The official country of birth distribution records 4,817 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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