Forlì

In Forlì Start Romagna offers discounted Senior passes for non-working residents over 65, Job passes for people who work in town and University passes priced by ISEE; regional rail pass holders ride city buses free. The Younger Card is free for ages 14-29. Rents, OMI prices and the pass price are in the data.

In Forlì applications for public housing can be submitted at any time, online or through partner tax-assistance centres (CAAF), and the open ranking is updated at least every 12 months. Before choosing a home it is worth checking the civil protection plan, which shows the zones most exposed to flood risk.

A change of residence must be declared within 20 days: online with SPID or CIE, by post, by email or PEC, or by appointment at the registry office in via Oberdan 2; it takes effect after 2 working days. The municipal library lends books free with the Romagna and San Marino network card. The URP and Informagiovani are at piazza Saffi 8.

To enter with a dog, cat or ferret you need a microchip, an EU pet passport or health certificate and a valid rabies vaccination. Mandatory registration in the regional pet register, lead at all times and a muzzle to hand. Pets allowed on trains under Trenitalia rules and in apartment buildings by law.

Rules depend on who is arriving: EU/EEA/Swiss citizens (no visa, registration with the Comune after three months), non-EU citizens for stays up to 90 days (Schengen rule, type C visa where required) and for long stays (national type D visa and a residence permit within eight working days of arrival).

Start Romagna urban and intercity buses with zone fares and the Mi Muovo card; in Forlì there are category passes (Senior, Job Ticket, school). Regional rail passes are also valid on Forlì's buses. Forlì Aeroporto Link runs from the station to the airport, Forlì-Ravenna Airport since September 2026.

Euro, cards accepted almost everywhere, a legal cash limit. Anyone living in Italy for most of the year is tax resident and taxed on worldwide income under three IRPEF brackets; specific regimes exist for the self-employed (forfettario), inbound workers, foreign pensioners and new residents. Contributions go to INPS; annual return with the 730 or Redditi form.

The Morgagni-Pierantoni hospital on via Forlanini, laid out in four pavilions, is a level-II DEA emergency hospital; in the same complex the Forlì CAU handles low-complexity urgent care every day from 8am to 8pm.

Non-EU pensioners enter with the elective residence visa, EU pensioners through free movement; public healthcare is accessible by compulsory or voluntary registration. Optional 7% regime on foreign income for those moving to small southern municipalities. Cheap houses in villages, services concentrated in cities.

In 2025 manufacturing in the province of Forlì-Cesena picked up again in the second half of the year and exports rose 3.2%, led by ships and boats, sporting goods, furniture and steel tubes. Prometeia estimates put employment at 72.1% and unemployment at 3.8%. The Informagiovani helps with seasonal job offers, public competitions and CVs.

A VAT number (partita IVA) from the Agenzia delle Entrate for freelancers; for businesses the Comunicazione Unica to the Registro delle Imprese, which also notifies the Agenzia, INPS, INAIL and SUAP. Main forms: sole proprietorship, SNC/SAS, SRL and SRLS, SPA. Compulsory PEC, annual chamber fee, e-invoicing. Invitalia incentives; non-EU citizens need a self-employment permit or the investor visa.

University courses since 1989, a campus since 2001: political science, interpreting and translation, economics and management, aerospace and mechanical engineering, and medicine since 2020/21. 22 degree programmes, 11 of them international, 3 PhDs and 6 professional master's. Informagiovani in piazza Saffi for study and work guidance.

Founded by the Romans in the 2nd century BC as Forum Livii; a territory of main town, neighbourhoods and villages with elected neighbourhood committees. The city banner bears the silver medal for military valour for the war of liberation. The patroness is the Madonna del Fuoco, celebrated on 4 February.

From 1 October 2026 to 31 March 2027, ordinance no. 30 restricts the most polluting vehicles in the built-up area on weekdays and on 20 eco-Sundays, with heating rules. The Montone, Rabbi, Bidente and Tramazzo make flood risk a real issue: the civil protection plan shows exposed zones and waiting areas.

Piazza Saffi, San Mercuriale and the Palazzo Comunale; the San Domenico Museums with the civic picture gallery, Canova's Hebe and major exhibitions; the Ravaldino fortress linked to Caterina Sforza; a route of 20th-century architecture along viale della Libertà, piazzale della Vittoria and the former Aeronautical College.

The Franco Agosto city park along the Montone; summer shows in the courtyard of the Rocca di Ravaldino; a few kilometres away, the hills of the Tuscan-Romagna Apennines with Bertinoro and Predappio, and the spas of Castrocaro and Fratta. Municipal sports facilities are used through clubs and associations.