Foreign residents in Arce
Arce, in the province of Frosinone, is home to 4 French nationals — 0.07% of its 5,388 residents. That is the 1062nd-highest concentration of French nationals of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 76th within Lazio.
Across the nationalities we track, Arce counts 18 foreign residents in total, 0.33% of the population. The largest groups are French nationals (4), Brazilians (3), Britons (2).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of French nationals in Arce has fallen, from 6 to 4 (-33%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 11.3% of Arce's population was born outside Italy — 7.4% outside the EU and 3.9% elsewhere in the EU. ISTAT does not publish this broken down by specific country at comune level, so it isn't directly comparable to the per-nationality citizenship figures above.
Population over time
By nationality
| Nationality | Citizens | Share |
|---|---|---|
| France | 4 | 0.07% |
| Brazil | 3 | 0.06% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 0.04% |
| Portugal | 2 | 0.04% |
| United States | 2 | 0.04% |
| Argentina | 1 | 0.02% |
| Denmark | 1 | 0.02% |
| Spain | 1 | 0.02% |
| Ireland | 1 | 0.02% |
| Russia | 1 | 0.02% |
| Austria | 0 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Belgium | 0 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 0 | 0.00% |
| Switzerland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Germany | 0 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Greece | 0 | 0.00% |
| Japan | 0 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 0 | 0.00% |
| Mexico | 0 | 0.00% |
| Netherlands | 0 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 0 | 0.00% |
| Sweden | 0 | 0.00% |
| Venezuela | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 4,781 | 88.73% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 210 | 3.90% |
| Born outside the EU | 397 | 7.37% |
French nationals over time
Quality of life in Frosinone
Full BES profile for Frosinone →Frosinone on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
Buying in Arce is well below the Frosinone average of €601/m². Averaged across 4 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town. OMI records no rental figures here.
Housing here in excellent condition costs 72% more than ordinary condition — €811/m² against €471.
That gap is what the market charges for a place you don’t have to work on. It is not what the work would cost you — OMI prices property, not builders.
A detached house here averages €607/m², against €471 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 25% more per square metre.
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 metre, but in 450 comuni it costs less — worth checking rather than assuming.