Living in San Giorgio Bigarello

In San Giorgio Bigarello, rent averages €5.15 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 3.9% (2023).

San Giorgio Bigarello covers 51.54 km², with a population density of 232 people per km² at the start of 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-2329 sources

Population11,891people1 Jan 2025Official source · ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 2025

Median gross salary (region)2,109EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · servizi2.inps.it

Average net rent5.15EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2025Official source · Collected source

Unemployment rate3.91%country median 6.0% — 35% belowOfficial source · Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT)

Recorded crime3,079incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024District figureOfficial source · Tasso di delittuosità - prov

PM2.5, annual mean16µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu

Lower unemployment than 95% 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 San Giorgio Bigarello?

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 San Giorgio Bigarello.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

How much does it cost to rent in San Giorgio Bigarello?

Average net cold rent is 5.15 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): 5.15 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 citiesSan Giorgio Bigarello 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	5,820 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)⁶Official
Main residence dwellings	5,069 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)⁷Official
Average net rent (nettokalt)	5.15 EUR/m²/month	31 Dec 2025	Collected source²Official · municipality zone median

Is San Giorgio Bigarello a good place to live?

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Remote worker55%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 44–66%

Skilled employee61%strong on work, weak on education · range 51–71%

Student51%strong on cost, weak on education · range 39–63%

Family57%strong on family, weak on education · range 45–69%

Retirement54%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 40–68%

Worked out from these numbers

What does a 60 m² flat cost?

About 309 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 5.15 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 San Giorgio Bigarello?

The unemployment rate is about 3.9 % (2023).

Unemployment rate: 3.91 % · Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT)¹³

Unemployment across cities in ItalyUnemployment in San Giorgio Bigarello is 3.9%. Of 2,393 cities with data, 1,023 have unemployment of 4 to under 6%.

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San Giorgio Bigarello 3.9%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
People in employment	5,775 people	31 Dec 2021	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)⁸Official
Median gross salary (regional)	2,109 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	servizi2.inps.it¹⁹Official
Unemployment rate	3.91 %country median 6.0%	31 Dec 2023	Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT)¹³Official

What does a salary buy in San Giorgio Bigarello?

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

Left over each month€1,340of €1,691 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.	€1,691
Rent, 60 m²€5.15/m² · official · Collected source · 2025-12-31	− €309
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	€1,340

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to San Giorgio Bigarello. 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

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

Safety

How safe is San Giorgio Bigarello?

Police recorded 3,079 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 - prov²⁰

Recorded crime across major citiesSan Giorgio Bigarello 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	3,079 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	Tasso di delittuosità - prov²⁰Official · county

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for San Giorgio Bigarello. 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

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in San Giorgio Bigarello.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in San Giorgio Bigarello?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 16 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: air.discomap.eea.europa.eu¹

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

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.516WHO 5 · EU 25

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 San Giorgio Bigarello is 16.0 µg/m³. Of 1,693 cities with data, 204 have annual PM2.5 of 12 to under 13 µg/m³.

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San Giorgio Bigarello 16.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	16 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	air.discomap.eea.europa.eu¹Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context

Population and city profile

How many people live in San Giorgio Bigarello?

The published population was 11,891 people in 2025. Source: ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 2025¹¹

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport90.9%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Cars per 1,000 residents	725.8 cars/1000 residents	31 Dec 2023	IstatData / ACI Pubblico registro automobilistico¹²Official
City area	51.54 km²	2026	Official SITUAS report 74 (Comuni - Dimensione): exact municipality surface in km2, with annual area vintage.¹⁷Official
Foreign residents	1,082 people	1 Jan 2026	Official ISTAT STRASA estimate of resident foreign population by municipality at 1 January 2026; Età=999 is the total.¹⁶Official
Population density	232 people/km²	1 Jan 2026	Official SITUAS report 74 (Comuni - Dimensione): exact municipality surface in km2, with annual area vintage.¹⁸Official
Female residents	6,002 people	31 Dec 2024	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)⁵Official
Male residents	5,889 people	31 Dec 2024	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)⁵Official
Population	11,891 people	1 Jan 2025	ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 2025¹¹Official

Population over time8 published observations, 2018–2025

9,585

10,411

11,236

12,062

11,8912018202020222025

Population rose 21.9% between 2018 and 2025, from 9,756 to 11,891.

International community in San Giorgio Bigarello

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)	11,891	100.0%
Italia	10,435	87.8%
Romania	258	2.2%
Marocco	191	1.6%
Brasile	184	1.5%
Albania	124	1.0%
Ucraina	76	0.6%
India	51	0.4%
Sri Lanka	40	0.3%
Pakistan	37	0.3%

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Published group	People	Share
Moldova	34	0.3%
Polonia	30	0.3%
Germania	29	0.2%
Svizzera	27	0.2%
Tunisia	27	0.2%
Federazione russa	26	0.2%
Senegal	24	0.2%
Colombia	18	0.2%
Argentina	16	0.1%
Cina	15	0.1%
Filippine	15	0.1%
Egitto	14	0.1%
Francia	13	0.1%
Nigeria	13	0.1%
Cuba	13	0.1%
Georgia	11	0.1%
Bulgaria	8	0.1%
Bosnia-Erzegovina	8	0.1%
Bielorussia	8	0.1%
Ghana	8	0.1%
Bangladesh	7	0.1%
Iran	7	0.1%
Vietnam	6	0.1%
Algeria	6	0.1%
Somalia	6	0.1%
Repubblica Dominicana	6	0.1%
Venezuela	6	0.1%
Slovacchia	5	0.0%
Afghanistan	5	0.0%
Libia	5	0.0%
Belgio	4	0.0%
Spagna	4	0.0%
Mali	4	0.0%
Stati Uniti d'America	4	0.0%
Perù	4	0.0%
Austria	3	0.0%
Lituania	3	0.0%
Serbia	3	0.0%
Costa d'Avorio	3	0.0%
Etiopia	3	0.0%
Repubblica Democratica del Congo	3	0.0%
Regno Unito	2	0.0%
Paesi Bassi	2	0.0%
Ungheria	2	0.0%
Repubblica ceca	2	0.0%
Giappone	2	0.0%
Benin	2	0.0%
Burkina Faso	2	0.0%
Camerun	2	0.0%
Maurizio	2	0.0%
Bolivia	2	0.0%
Ecuador	2	0.0%
Australia	2	0.0%
Lussemburgo	1	0.0%
Portogallo	1	0.0%
Croazia	1	0.0%
Macedonia del Nord	1	0.0%
Montenegro	1	0.0%
Corea del Sud	1	0.0%
Thailandia	1	0.0%
Sierra Leone	1	0.0%
Togo	1	0.0%
Eritrea	1	0.0%
Costa Rica	1	0.0%
Honduras	1	0.0%
Panama	1	0.0%
Cile	1	0.0%
Paraguay	1	0.0%
Uruguay	1	0.0%
Nuova Zelanda	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)	11,891	100.0%
Italia	10,912	91.8%
Romania	227	1.9%
Marocco	139	1.2%
Brasile	75	0.6%
Albania	73	0.6%
Ucraina	60	0.5%
Sri Lanka	48	0.4%
India	45	0.4%
Pakistan	35	0.3%

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Published group	People	Share
Senegal	32	0.3%
Cina	26	0.2%
Nigeria	20	0.2%
Egitto	19	0.2%
Polonia	16	0.1%
Tunisia	16	0.1%
Filippine	13	0.1%
Georgia	13	0.1%
Moldova	9	0.1%
Federazione russa	8	0.1%
Ghana	8	0.1%
Afghanistan	7	0.1%
Iran	6	0.1%
Algeria	6	0.1%
Cuba	6	0.1%
Bulgaria	5	0.0%
Francia	5	0.0%
Bielorussia	5	0.0%
Bangladesh	5	0.0%
Vietnam	5	0.0%
Colombia	5	0.0%
Germania	4	0.0%
Lituania	3	0.0%
Bosnia-Erzegovina	3	0.0%
Benin	3	0.0%
Paesi Bassi	2	0.0%
Costa d'Avorio	2	0.0%
Camerun	2	0.0%
Mali	2	0.0%
Stati Uniti d'America	2	0.0%
Argentina	2	0.0%
Ecuador	2	0.0%
Perù	2	0.0%
Venezuela	2	0.0%
Australia	2	0.0%
Portogallo	1	0.0%
Ungheria	1	0.0%
Giappone	1	0.0%
Burkina Faso	1	0.0%
Libia	1	0.0%
Sierra Leone	1	0.0%
Togo	1	0.0%
Repubblica Dominicana	1	0.0%
Bolivia	1	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁴

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Non-citizens, share of residents	8.23 %	31 Dec 2024	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)⁹Official
Households	5,250 households	31 Dec 2024	Istat (Italian National Institute of Statistics)¹⁰Official

Alternatives for people set on San Giorgio Bigarello

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.

Porto Mantovano as a San Giorgio Bigarello alternative in the same region

5 km away, better on 1 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Rent: €3.80/m² Porto Mantovano vs €5.15/m² San Giorgio Bigarello−26%
Residents: 16,691 Porto Mantovano vs 11,891 San Giorgio Bigarello+40%
Unemployment: 4.0% Porto Mantovano vs 3.9% San Giorgio Bigarellosame level
Median gross pay, region: €2,109 Porto Mantovano vs €2,109 San Giorgio Bigarellosame level
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,079 Porto Mantovano vs 3,079 San Giorgio Bigarellosame level
Annual PM2.5: 16.0 µg/m³ Porto Mantovano vs 16.0 µg/m³ San Giorgio Bigarellosame level

Full comparison More about Porto Mantovano

Mazara del Vallo as a San Giorgio Bigarello alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 850 km, better on 2 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

Unemployment: 16.1% Mazara del Vallo vs 3.9% San Giorgio Bigarello+313%
Residents: 50,011 Mazara del Vallo vs 11,891 San Giorgio Bigarello+321%
Rent: €2.90/m² Mazara del Vallo vs €5.15/m² San Giorgio Bigarello−44%
Median gross pay, region: €1,292 Mazara del Vallo vs €2,109 San Giorgio Bigarello−39%
Annual PM2.5: 7.0 µg/m³ Mazara del Vallo vs 16.0 µg/m³ San Giorgio Bigarello−56%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,052 Mazara del Vallo vs 3,079 San Giorgio Bigarellosame level

Full comparison More about Mazara del Vallo

Cities near San Giorgio Bigarello

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

Alternative cities in Italy

Other cities in Italy to compare with San Giorgio Bigarello, nearest in population first.

All Italy cities

Ugento11,891 residents Monte San Giovanni Campano11,900 residents Eraclea11,901 residents Sant'Ambrogio di Valpolicella11,880 residents Bernalda11,906 residents Ponte San Pietro11,906 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in San Giorgio Bigarello 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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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

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; San Giorgio Bigarello's school authority applies it locally.

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

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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 San Giorgio Bigarello?

The published population was 11,891 people in 2025. Source: ISTAT municipality population and citizenship tables 2025.

How much does it cost to rent in San Giorgio Bigarello?

Average net cold rent is 5.15 EUR/m² per month (2025-S2), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 361 EUR a month before utilities. Source: Collected source.

Is the air quality good in San Giorgio Bigarello?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 16 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: air.discomap.eea.europa.eu.

How safe is San Giorgio Bigarello?

Police recorded 3,079 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 San Giorgio Bigarello?

The unemployment rate is about 3.9 % (2023). Source: Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT).

What is the typical salary around San Giorgio Bigarello?

The median gross salary is 2,109 EUR/month. Source: servizi2.inps.it.

Is San Giorgio Bigarello a good place to live?

San Giorgio Bigarello 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 San Giorgio Bigarello?

Porto Mantovano, Mantova, Marmirolo, Roncoferraro, Roverbella are near San Giorgio Bigarello. 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 San Giorgio Bigarello?

The official country of birth distribution records 11,891 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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