All things you need to know about living in Castiglione d'Orcia
Castiglione d'Orcia, in the province of Siena, is home to 27 Poles: 1.30% of its 2,081 residents.
That is the 4th-highest concentration of Poles among the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents.
Within Toscana it ranks 1st.
ISTAT counts 231 residents with a foreign citizenship in Castiglione d'Orcia, 11.10% of the population. The largest groups among the nationalities we follow most closely are Dutch nationals (3), French nationals (2), Americans (2).
That is above the national average for an Italian comune, which is 7.30%.
On ISTAT's well-being measures, the province of Siena scores in the top quarter of Italian provinces for medical specialists and employment rate (20-64 years old).
It scores in the bottom quarter for burglaries reported.
These figures describe the province, not the town. A comune can sit some way from its province's average.
Summers average a high of 30.6°C (87°F) and winters a low of 1.5°C (35°F), measured over 2015 to 2024.
Castiglione d'Orcia sees about 42 days a year above 30°C (86°F).
It gets about 888mm of rain a year, spread across roughly 115 days.
These come from ERA5-Land reanalysis at the comune itself, not from the nearest weather station.
OMI puts residential purchase prices in Castiglione d'Orcia at about €820 per square meter in the second half of 2025.
Castiglione d'Orcia population over time
By nationality
| Nationality | Citizens | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Romania | 82 | 3.94% |
| Poland | 27 | 1.30% |
| Albania | 13 | 0.62% |
| Ukraine | 10 | 0.48% |
| Bulgaria | 4 | 0.19% |
| Netherlands | 3 | 0.14% |
| France | 2 | 0.10% |
| United States | 2 | 0.10% |
| Venezuela | 2 | 0.10% |
| Austria | 1 | 0.05% |
| Belgium | 1 | 0.05% |
| Germany | 1 | 0.05% |
| Spain | 1 | 0.05% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 0.05% |
| Ireland | 1 | 0.05% |
| Japan | 1 | 0.05% |
| Russia | 1 | 0.05% |
| Argentina | 0 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Brazil | 0 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 0 | 0.00% |
| Switzerland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Cyprus | 0 | 0.00% |
| Czechia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 0 | 0.00% |
| Estonia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Greece | 0 | 0.00% |
| Croatia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Hungary | 0 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 0 | 0.00% |
| Lithuania | 0 | 0.00% |
| Luxembourg | 0 | 0.00% |
| Latvia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Malta | 0 | 0.00% |
| Mexico | 0 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 0 | 0.00% |
| Portugal | 0 | 0.00% |
| Sweden | 0 | 0.00% |
| Slovenia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Slovakia | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 1,791 | 86.06% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 135 | 6.49% |
| Born outside the EU | 155 | 7.45% |
Poles over time
Quality of life in Siena
Full BES profile for Siena →Siena on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
Buying in Castiglione d'Orcia is well below the Siena average of €1,408/m². Averaged across 6 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
26.5 years of rent here equal the purchase price — above the national median of 22.2 years.
A ratio between two OMI prices, not a return on investment. It leaves out purchase taxes, IMU, maintenance, financing and the months a place sits empty — all of which push the real figure up. Useful for the question it does answer: whether this town looks expensive to buy relative to what renting in it costs.
A detached house here averages €1,055/m², against €820 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighborhood — a house costs 31% more per square meter.
OMI prices “Ville e Villini” separately from the apartments every other figure on this page describes. Nationally a house costs about 14% more per square meter, but in 450 comuni it costs less — worth checking rather than assuming.
Nearby comuni
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