Foreign residents in Ayas
Ayas, in the province of Valle d'Aosta/Vallée d'Aoste, is home to 8 Britons — 0.59% of its 1,358 residents. That is the 70th-highest concentration of Britons of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 1st within Valle d'Aosta/Vallée d'Aoste.
Across the nationalities we track, Ayas counts 26 foreign residents in total, 1.91% of the population. The largest groups are Britons (8), Swedes (7), Germans (2).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Britons in Ayas has fallen, from 12 to 8 (-33%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 8.8% of Ayas's population was born outside Italy — 5.2% outside the EU and 3.7% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 8 | 0.59% |
| Sweden | 7 | 0.52% |
| Germany | 2 | 0.15% |
| Denmark | 2 | 0.15% |
| France | 2 | 0.15% |
| Argentina | 1 | 0.07% |
| Brazil | 1 | 0.07% |
| Canada | 1 | 0.07% |
| Spain | 1 | 0.07% |
| United States | 1 | 0.07% |
| Austria | 0 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Belgium | 0 | 0.00% |
| Switzerland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Greece | 0 | 0.00% |
| Ireland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Japan | 0 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 0 | 0.00% |
| Mexico | 0 | 0.00% |
| Netherlands | 0 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 0 | 0.00% |
| Portugal | 0 | 0.00% |
| Russia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Venezuela | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 1,238 | 91.16% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 50 | 3.68% |
| Born outside the EU | 70 | 5.15% |
Britons over time
Quality of life in Aosta
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Property prices
Buying in Ayas is well above the Valle d'Aosta/Vallée d'Aoste average of €1,740/m². Averaged across 5 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
35 years of rent here equal the purchase price — well 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.
Housing here in excellent condition costs 31% more than ordinary condition — €4,117/m² against €3,145.
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 €3,444/m², against €3,145 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 7% 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.