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Faenza

Livability 6.5/10 · 58,750 residents · official site ↗

Who this town suits

based on 100% of factors · 6/6 factors
based on 90% of factors · 9/10 factors
based on 78% of factors · 7/9 factors
based on 88% of factors · 7/8 factors
based on 50% of factors · 3/6 factors · provisional
based on 91% of factors · 10/11 factors
based on 75% of factors · 6/8 factors
based on 92% of factors · 11/12 factors
based on 100% of factors · 6/6 factors
based on 100% of factors · 7/7 factors
based on 100% of factors · 6/6 factors
based on 100% of factors · 6/6 factors

Scores are 0–10, computed only from factors we have data for; coverage shows how complete that is. A low score means a poor fit for that group’s needs, not a bad town. Tap an audience to see what drove its score.

The honest read

Working in its favour
  • Plenty of daily life within reach — 61 places to eat within 5km.
  • Well connected by rail — a station about 0.9km away.
  • An airport with scheduled flights is within easy reach — Forlì-Luigi Ridolfi International Airport (FRL), about 18km away.
  • An established international community — 99 residents from Western countries already here.
Depends on you

Nothing notable to weigh either way here.

Working against it
  • No hospital shows up within reach in our mapping — worth checking where the nearest one actually is before committing.
  • Some earthquake history here, the strongest around M4.5 over the last 20 years — worth asking about a building's construction and any anti-seismic work.

Written from the data on this page — this town's own ISTAT and OpenStreetMap figures, not editorial impressions.

People

Population58,750
Median age49
Under 1521.8%
Over 6525.8%
Foreign residents7,227 (12.3%)
Population sourceISTAT (official)

Where the population is heading

In 2025 (year-on-year)
Population change (58,732 → 58,750)+0.03%+18
Natural change (302 births − 713 deaths)-411
International migration (509 arrived − 155 left)+354
Internal migration (1,026 arrived − 951 left)+75

Arrivals and departures over the year, from the ISTAT demographic balance. International migration counts moves across Italy’s border; internal migration counts moves to and from other Italian comuni.

ISTAT projection to 2050
2024: 58,8432050: 59,966 (+1.91%)

Age structure

Male Female
05991.2k1.8k2.4k0–410–1420–2430–3440–4450–5460–6470–7480–8490–94100+
Age band →

Natural hazards

Earthquakes (last 20 yrs)9 recorded, strongest M4.51 were significant (M≥4.5)

Earthquakes from INGV (national seismic record); flood and landslide exposure from ISPRA IdroGEO (share of residents living in a mapped high-hazard zone). Wildfire history isn’t yet sourced. Always check the specific address of any property.

Property prices

Buy (sale)€760–1,950/m²
Rent€2.6–9.5/m²·mo
Central€1,000–1,800/m² · €4.4–9.5/m²·mo
Semi-central€1,100–1,700/m² · €3.8–8.5/m²·mo
Suburban€1,000–1,950/m² · €3.6–6.8/m²·mo
Outskirts€800–1,400/m² · €2.7–4.8/m²·mo
Rural€760–1,350/m² · €2.6–4.5/m²·mo

Agenzia delle Entrate - OMI · 2025 H2 · broad indicative €/m² ranges by OMI zone, not a valuation or a listing price. Always check the specific address and current listings for any property.

Air travel

Nearest airportForlì-Luigi Ridolfi International Airport (FRL) · 18 km · Regional
International hubBologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) · 54.8 km · International

Nearest airport with scheduled passenger service (great-circle distance). Verified against OurAirports, Assaeroporti and Wikipedia — cargo-only and general-aviation fields are excluded. Check the airport site for current routes and timetables.

Leisure & facilities

Gym / fitness0.6km
Golf course2.3km
Park / green space0.2km
Sports pitch67 within 5km
Tennis court0.8km
Spa / saunanone nearby
Playground0.4km
Swimming pool0.6km
Walking / hiking pathsnone nearby

Mapped from OpenStreetMap; absence here means “not mapped,” which isn’t always the same as “not there.”

Daily life & distances (within 1 km / 3 km / 5 km)

Supermarkets
16 / 30 / 32
Pharmacies
9 / 19 / 20
Restaurants
32 / 52 / 65
Cafés / bars
37 / 55 / 62
Banks / ATMs
16 / 26 / 26
Post offices
1 / 4 / 5
Doctors
9 / 14 / 14
Dentists
7 / 8 / 9
Schools
17 / 28 / 30
Clinics
  • 1.Centro di Assistenza e Urgenza CAU di Faenza (in Villa Benedetti)
    ~3 min driving (1.5 km by road)
  • 2.Astrea Medical Center (in Fuina Nuova)
    ~6 min driving (3 km by road)
  • 3.Terme di Castrocaro - Centro Diagnostico Avanzato (in Castrocaro Terme)
    ~27 min driving (20.5 km by road)
Hospital
  • Ospedale degli Infermi (in Faenza)
    ~2 min driving (1 km by road)
Beach
  • Beach (in Pistrino)
    ~37 min driving (27.5 km by road)
Bus stopIn town (0.1km)
Train stationNearby (0.9km)

Counts show what’s mapped in OpenStreetMap within each ring. Where little is close, the nearest few are listed with an estimated drive time (a guide, not a measured route; typically ~1.5× the straight-line distance at rural speeds). Daily services are searched to 15 km; hospital and beach to 100 km.

Foreign community

Albania1859
Romania1252
Morocco600
Senegal579
Ukraine463
Moldova445
Nigeria319
China256
Pakistan169
Poland129
Tunisia120
Bangladesh72
Bosnia and Herzegovina56
Mali49
Cuba37
Philippines37
Spain35
France34
Russia33
Ivory Coast30
Bulgaria, Brazil, Greece, Egypt, Serbia, India, Gambia, United Kingdom, Cameroon, Guinea, Turkey, Belarus, Somalia, Ghana, North Macedonia, Dominican Republic, Argentina, Germany, Afghanistan, Burkina Faso, Czech Republic, Colombia, Japan, United States of America, Portugal, Thailand, Algeria, Croatia, Tanzania, Belgium, South Korea, Iran, DR Congo, Sudan, Hungary, Benin, Chile, Peru, Venezuela, Ecuador, Latvia, Angola, Chad, Iraq, Lithuania, Switzerland, Austria, Canada, Denmark, Indonesia, Slovakia, Togo, Zimbabwe, …653

Foreign community — estimated religious background

Christian (Orthodox)2189
Mixed Christian / Muslim2178
Muslim1616
Buddhist / Non-religious256
Hindu/Sikh25
Christian16
Christian (Catholic)5

Estimated from the foreignresidents’ country of citizenship, not a religion census — a guide to the likely background of the foreign community, not a measured figure.

Schools & education

Schools in the comune14 nurseries · 9 primaries · 5 middle schools · 9 high schools
27 state · 10 private · MIUR 2026/27
High schools: ist prof industria e artigianato, ist prof per i servizi commerciali, ist tec commerciale e per geometri, istituto superiore, istituto tecnico industriale, liceo classico
Higher educationHigher-education institution in the comune

School counts from the MIUR Anagrafe scuole (presence by level, not a ranking). Universities and conservatories/academies from the MIUR institution lists; nearby university presence from OpenStreetMap. A student presence often means more rentals and services.

What’s around Faenza

Nearby features by direction and distance — what we could locate, nothing guessed.

Sources: ISTAT↗ · OpenStreetMap↗ · Comune site↗ · Photo↗ · Updated October 9, 2026 · How we know this →