Confesercenti finds gaps in basic local businesses across 5,103 Italian municipalities
The association’s 10 October snapshot counts municipalities without food shops, bars and fuel stations.
Source review period: 2026-10
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A local-commerce snapshot published by Confesercenti on 10 October 2026, based on chamber-of-commerce records, says 1,064 Italian municipalities have no fixed food shop, 566 have no bar and 2,572 have no fuel station. The association also reports that at least one previously present type of basic proximity business has disappeared in 5,103 municipalities.
These are municipality-level availability figures from Confesercenti; the release does not specify a detailed data cut-off. The closures should therefore not be presented as a newly occurring event or assigned an unreported end year. The association’s categories include small food retailers, bakeries, bars, tobacconists and personal services.
Data
Confesercenti municipality-level commerce snapshot
Reported presence of basic proximity businesses across Italian municipalities.
| Gıda dükkânı bulunmayan belediyeler: 1.064. | Municipalities with no food shop: 1,064. | البلديات التي لا تضم متجراً غذائياً: 1,064. | Communes sans commerce alimentaire : 1 064. | Municipios sin tienda de alimentación: 1.064. | Gemeinden ohne Lebensmittelgeschäft: 1.064. | Municípios sem loja alimentar: 1.064. |
| Bar bulunmayan belediyeler: 566. | Municipalities with no bar: 566. | البلديات التي لا تضم حانة: 566. | Communes sans bar : 566. | Municipios sin bar: 566. | Gemeinden ohne Bar: 566. | Municípios sem bar: 566. |
| Akaryakıt istasyonu bulunmayan belediyeler: 2.572. | Municipalities with no fuel station: 2,572. | البلديات التي لا تضم محطة وقود: 2,572. | Communes sans station-service : 2 572. | Municipios sin gasolinera: 2.572. | Gemeinden ohne Tankstelle: 2.572. | Municípios sem posto de combustível: 2.572. |
| En az bir temel yakınlık işletmesi türünü kaybetmiş belediyeler: 5.103. | Municipalities that lost at least one basic proximity-business type: 5,103. | البلديات التي فقدت نوعاً واحداً على الأقل من أنشطة القرب الأساسية: 5,103. | Communes ayant perdu au moins un type d’activité essentielle de proximité : 5 103. | Municipios que perdieron al menos un tipo de actividad básica de proximidad: 5.103. | Gemeinden, in denen mindestens eine grundlegende Nahversorgungsart verschwunden ist: 5.103. | Municípios que perderam pelo menos um tipo de atividade básica de proximidade: 5.103. |
Methodology
Source is Confesercenti’s press release dated 10 October 2026; the association says it uses chamber-of-commerce records. This table reports the municipality counts and scope as stated; no end date or year is inferred because the release gives no detailed cut-off. Geography: Italian municipalities.
Updated:
- https://www.confesercenti.it/blog/desertificazione-commerciale-confesercenti-dal-2019-ad-oggi-sparito-un-negozio-o-servizio-essenziale-in-due-comuni-su-tre/
- https://www.ansa.it/sito/notizie/economia/2026/10/10/dal-2019-al-2025-scomparse-111mila-imprese-al-dettaglio-nei-comuni_f5450fea-ebc9-476f-aeae-5866feaa9569.html
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