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Living in Podenzano

Podenzano is a city in Italy. The city covers 44.34 km², with a population density of 204 people per km² at the start of 2026. The city had 4,725 dwellings in 2023. The city had 7 schools in August 2025. Foreign-born residents accounted for 12.6% of the population at the end of 2023. At the start of 2026, the foreign population was 789.

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

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 Podenzano?

Average net cold rent is 3.05 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): 3.05 EUR/m²/month · Collected source1

City-level rent is published below; no city-level cost-of-living basket is published for Podenzano yet.

Net rent across major citiesPodenzano highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Podenzano highlighted€30.00Milano€17.15Rome€9.10Napolinet rent, € / m² / month
MetricValuePeriodSource
Dwellings4,725 dwellings31 Dec 2023ISTAT permanent population and housing census by census section and municipality8Official
G05 Main Residential Dwellings3,909 dwellings31 Dec 2021Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)3Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)3.05 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2025Collected source1Official · municipality zone median

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 183 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 3.05 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 Podenzano?

The unemployment rate is about 3.4 % (2023).

  • Unemployment rate: 3.44 % · Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT)10
Unemployment across cities in ItalyUnemployment in Podenzano is 3.4%. Of 2,385 cities with data, 1,023 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.
unemployment rate, % · measured cities in Italy per band9 cities: 0% to under 2%90–2155 cities: 2% to under 4%1552–4Podenzano 3.4%1023 cities: 4% to under 6%10234–6316 cities: 6% to under 8%3166–8232 cities: 8% to under 10%2328–10335 cities: 10% to under 12%33510–12189 cities: 12% to under 14%18912–1485 cities: 14% to under 16%8514–1621 cities: 16% to under 18%2116–1814 cities: 18% to under 20%1418–203 cities: 20% to under 22%320–222 cities: 22% to under 24%222–241 city: 24% to under 26%124–26

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
People in employment4,156 people31 Dec 2021Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)4Official
Median gross salary (regional)2,100 EUR/month31 Dec 2024servizi2.inps.it21Official
Unemployment rate3.44 %country median 6.0%31 Dec 2023Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT)10Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Podenzano. 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 Podenzano. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Schools7 schools31 Aug 2025MIM Open Data - Anagrafe scuole statali e paritarie13Official
Primary School Count2 count3 Aug 2026Ministero dell'Istruzione e del Merito (dati.istruzione.it)14Official
School Count7 count3 Aug 2026Ministero dell'Istruzione e del Merito (dati.istruzione.it)14Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport4 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights19Official
Nearest airportPMF3 Aug 2026OurAirports20Official
Distance to nearest airport50 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports20Official

Language courses and integration

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

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, Onlinenot_published
National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Podenzano.

Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 14 µg/m³ in 2025. Annual NO₂ was 13 µg/m³ in 2025. Annual PM10 was 24 µg/m³ in 2025.

Is the air quality good in Podenzano?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 14 µg/m³ (2025) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: Official annual background concentration municipality summary; Mediana of the source municipality grid distribution15

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

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Podenzano average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C-10°10°20°30°40°JFMAMJJASOND30°-1°Daytime highNight-time low
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Podenzano average monthly precipitation, mm030609012048495984767734568111111965JFMAMJJASONDmm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Podenzano average monthly sunshine, hours080160240320161170218218257266303282225171142154JFMAMJJASONDhours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Podenzano annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit52514.0PM2.5154024.0PM10104013.0NO₂µg/m³

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 Podenzano is 14.0 µg/m³. Of 1,690 cities with data, 204 have annual PM2.5 of 12 to under 13 µg/m³.
annual PM2.5, µg/m³ · measured cities in Italy per band7 cities: 3 µg/m³ to under 4 µg/m³73–41 city: 4 µg/m³ to under 5 µg/m³14–512 cities: 5 µg/m³ to under 6 µg/m³125–68 cities: 6 µg/m³ to under 7 µg/m³86–714 cities: 7 µg/m³ to under 8 µg/m³147–855 cities: 8 µg/m³ to under 9 µg/m³558–9121 cities: 9 µg/m³ to under 10 µg/m³1219–10118 cities: 10 µg/m³ to under 11 µg/m³11810–11114 cities: 11 µg/m³ to under 12 µg/m³11411–12204 cities: 12 µg/m³ to under 13 µg/m³20412–13171 cities: 13 µg/m³ to under 14 µg/m³17113–14121 cities: 14 µg/m³ to under 15 µg/m³12114–15Podenzano 14.085 cities: 15 µg/m³ to under 16 µg/m³8515–1679 cities: 16 µg/m³ to under 17 µg/m³7916–1782 cities: 17 µg/m³ to under 18 µg/m³8217–18131 cities: 18 µg/m³ to under 19 µg/m³13118–19113 cities: 19 µg/m³ to under 20 µg/m³11319–2062 cities: 20 µg/m³ to under 21 µg/m³6220–2170 cities: 21 µg/m³ to under 22 µg/m³7021–2260 cities: 22 µg/m³ to under 23 µg/m³6022–2317 cities: 23 µg/m³ to under 24 µg/m³1723–2435 cities: 24 µg/m³ to under 25 µg/m³3524–259 cities: 25 µg/m³ to under 26 µg/m³925–261 city: 28 µg/m³ to under 29 µg/m³128–29

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
NO₂ — annual mean13 µg/m³country median 15.02025Official annual background concentration municipality summary; Mediana of the source municipality grid distribution15Official
PM10 — annual mean24 µg/m³country median 22.02025Official annual background concentration municipality summary; Mediana of the source municipality grid distribution15Official
PM2.5 — annual mean14 µg/m³country median 14.0 — about the same2025Official annual background concentration municipality summary; Mediana of the source municipality grid distribution15Official
Average daytime high by monthJan 6.28 · Feb 8.8 · Mar 14.28 · Apr 18.24 · May 23.24 · Jun 27.81 · Jul 30.26 · Aug 30.03 · Sep 24.75 · Oct 17.77 · Nov 11.33 · Dec 6.66 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station PiacenzaSDamiano_16084.csv22Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -0.93 · Feb -0.63 · Mar 2.48 · Apr 6.42 · May 11.08 · Jun 15.22 · Jul 17.36 · Aug 17.54 · Sep 13.44 · Oct 9.58 · Nov 4.9 · Dec 0.17 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station PiacenzaSDamiano_16084.csv22Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 2.45 · Feb 3.89 · Mar 8.34 · Apr 12.41 · May 17.33 · Jun 21.65 · Jul 23.96 · Aug 23.83 · Sep 18.98 · Oct 13.58 · Nov 8.04 · Dec 3.23 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station PiacenzaSDamiano_16084.csv22Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 47.94 · Feb 48.57 · Mar 59.09 · Apr 83.92 · May 76.1 · Jun 76.9 · Jul 34.34 · Aug 55.55 · Sep 81.14 · Oct 110.7 · Nov 119.3 · Dec 65.41 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station PiacenzaSDamiano_16084.csv22Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 160.6 · Feb 170.2 · Mar 217.6 · Apr 217.8 · May 257 · Jun 265.8 · Jul 303.2 · Aug 281.8 · Sep 225.3 · Oct 171.4 · Nov 141.6 · Dec 153.8 hours1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station PiacenzaSDamiano_16084.csv22Official · nearest-station reading
Annual PM2.5 over time12 published observations, 2013–2025
Annual PM2.5 in Podenzano by year, µg/m³13.217.120.924.82013201620182022202514.0µg/m³

Annual PM2.5 fell 39.1% between 2013 and 2025, from 23.0 to 14.0.

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Population and city profile

How many people live in Podenzano?

The published population was 9,044 people in 2025. Source: ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 20257

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Podenzano residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport91.3%Foreign residents 8.7%

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Cars per 1,000 residents704.9 cars/1000 residents31 Dec 2023IstatData / ACI Pubblico registro automobilistico9Official
City area44.34 km²2026Official SITUAS report 74 (Comuni - Dimensione): exact municipality surface in km2, with annual area vintage.17Official
Foreign residents789 people1 Jan 2026Official ISTAT STRASA estimate of resident foreign population by municipality at 1 January 2026; Età=999 is the total.16Official
Population density204 people/km²1 Jan 2026Official SITUAS report 74 (Comuni - Dimensione): exact municipality surface in km2, with annual area vintage.18Official
Population Female4,581 people31 Dec 2024Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)2Official
Population Male4,463 people31 Dec 2024Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)2Official
Population9,044 people1 Jan 2025ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 20257Official
Population over time8 published observations, 2018–2025
Population in Podenzano by year, residents9,0169,0609,1039,14720182020202220259,044residents

Population was 9,070 in 2018 and 9,044 in 2025.

International community in Podenzano

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)9,044100.0%
Italia7,90087.4%
Albania2592.9%
Romania981.1%
Macedonia del Nord750.8%
Ucraina640.7%
Marocco530.6%
Moldova400.4%
India390.4%
Francia350.4%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Egitto350.4%
Bosnia-Erzegovina310.3%
Ecuador310.3%
Argentina290.3%
Tunisia280.3%
Costa d'Avorio220.2%
Brasile210.2%
Svizzera200.2%
Burkina Faso200.2%
Regno Unito170.2%
Federazione russa160.2%
Cina140.2%
Pakistan140.2%
Bulgaria130.1%
Spagna110.1%
Serbia100.1%
Repubblica Dominicana80.1%
Colombia80.1%
Germania70.1%
Polonia70.1%
Bangladesh70.1%
Croazia60.1%
Congo60.1%
Libia60.1%
Slovacchia50.1%
Bielorussia50.1%
Ghana50.1%
Nigeria50.1%
Honduras50.1%
Perù50.1%
Kazakhstan40.0%
Stati Uniti d'America40.0%
Venezuela40.0%
Iran30.0%
Siria30.0%
Etiopia30.0%
Senegal30.0%
Cuba30.0%
Cile30.0%
Norvegia20.0%
Svezia20.0%
Kosovo20.0%
Sri Lanka20.0%
Filippine20.0%
Armenia20.0%
Maurizio20.0%
Australia20.0%
Belgio10.0%
Paesi Bassi10.0%
Portogallo10.0%
Slovenia10.0%
Repubblica ceca10.0%
Afghanistan10.0%
Cambogia10.0%
Turchia10.0%
Vietnam10.0%
Algeria10.0%
Angola10.0%
Camerun10.0%
Gambia10.0%
Mali10.0%
Mozambico10.0%
Sierra Leone10.0%
Canada10.0%
Bolivia10.0%

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

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)9,044100.0%
Italia8,30491.8%
Albania1852.0%
Romania1211.3%
Ucraina480.5%
Marocco360.4%
India270.3%
Egitto270.3%
Macedonia del Nord250.3%
Bosnia-Erzegovina230.3%
Show 46 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Tunisia220.2%
Bulgaria200.2%
Burkina Faso170.2%
Costa d'Avorio150.2%
Ecuador150.2%
Pakistan140.2%
Moldova130.1%
Croazia120.1%
Spagna100.1%
Cina100.1%
Federazione russa90.1%
Nigeria90.1%
Polonia70.1%
Serbia70.1%
Brasile70.1%
Bielorussia50.1%
Francia40.0%
Slovacchia40.0%
Congo40.0%
Repubblica Dominicana40.0%
Perù40.0%
Regno Unito30.0%
Ghana30.0%
Senegal30.0%
Bangladesh20.0%
Sri Lanka20.0%
Filippine20.0%
Cuba20.0%
Honduras20.0%
Germania10.0%
Slovenia10.0%
Afghanistan10.0%
Iran10.0%
Kazakhstan10.0%
Algeria10.0%
Angola10.0%
Gambia10.0%
Libia10.0%
Mali10.0%
Mozambico10.0%
Sierra Leone10.0%
Stati Uniti d'America10.0%
Argentina10.0%
Cile10.0%
Colombia10.0%
Venezuela10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source11

Is Podenzano 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 worker52%strong on work, weak on safety · range 42–62%
Skilled employee58%strong on work, weak on safety · range 49–67%
Student45%strong on education, weak on safety · range 35–55%
Family47%strong on family, weak on safety · range 36–58%
Retirement49%strong on housing, weak on admin · range 37–61%
Foreign residents789 people1 Jan 2026Official source · Official ISTAT STRASA estimate of resident foreign population by municipality at 1 January 2026; Età=999 is the total.
Population9,044 people1 Jan 2025Official source · ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 2025
Average net rent (nettokalt)3.05 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2025Official source · Collected source
Dwellings4,725 dwellings31 Dec 2023Official source · ISTAT permanent population and housing census by census section and municipality
People in employment4,156 people31 Dec 2021Official source · Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)
Median gross salary (regional)2,100 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · servizi2.inps.it
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-09-03

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents born abroad12.55 %31 Dec 2023ISTAT permanent population and housing census by census section and municipality8Official
G05 Non Citizen Share Pct8.18 %31 Dec 2024Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)5Official
Households4,016 households31 Dec 2024Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)6Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Podenzano 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 guide
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Common questions

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

How many people live in Podenzano?

The published population was 9,044 people in 2025. Source: ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 2025.

How much does it cost to rent in Podenzano?

Average net cold rent is 3.05 EUR/m² per month (2025-S2), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 214 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Collected source.

Is the air quality good in Podenzano?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 14 µg/m³ (2025) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: Official annual background concentration municipality summary; Mediana of the source municipality grid distribution.

What is the unemployment rate in Podenzano?

The unemployment rate is about 3.4 % (2023). Source: Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT).

What is the typical salary around Podenzano?

The median gross salary is 2,100 EUR/month. Source: servizi2.inps.it.

How many foreign residents live in Podenzano?

789 people 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 Podenzano a good place to live?

Podenzano 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 Podenzano?

The official country of birth distribution records 9,044 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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