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In Venice in September, the number of tourist beds exceeded the number of residents, 49,693 to 49,304, the associations Ocio and Venessia.com announced, based on data from the city’s registry office.
From April to the beginning of September, the number of beds in holiday apartments and hotels increased by 1,097. The number of inhabitants fell by 61. From 1997 to 2022, the historic center has lost an average of 2.4 inhabitants per day, according to Matteo Secchi, founder of the association “Venessia.com”, which is committed to combating the depopulation of the lagoon city.
“The city no longer belongs to us, we are a minority, we are becoming fewer and fewer and the tourists are becoming more and more. Venice is in danger of becoming one big hotel without residents,” warned Secchi, according to media reports.
Secchi complained: “Politics, both local and national, that are supposed to protect us are doing nothing. Protecting the residents means protecting Venice, because a city without its residents has no future. If we continue as before Without doing something, Venice will soon no longer be a de facto city.”
Almost half of those still living in Venice are over 60, only about 9,000 are under 18. The death rate is about three times as high as the birth rate.
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