Foreign residents in Bee
Bee, in the province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, is home to 7 Swiss nationals — 0.92% of its 765 residents. That is notable for a comune of its size.
Across the nationalities we track, Bee counts 38 foreign residents in total, 4.97% of the population. The largest groups are Swiss nationals (7), French nationals (5), Russians (5).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Swiss nationals in Bee has risen, from 3 to 7 (+133%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 14.9% of Bee's population was born outside Italy — 11.8% outside the EU and 3.1% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 7 | 0.92% |
| France | 5 | 0.65% |
| Russia | 5 | 0.65% |
| United Kingdom | 4 | 0.52% |
| Germany | 3 | 0.39% |
| Spain | 3 | 0.39% |
| Portugal | 3 | 0.39% |
| Belgium | 2 | 0.26% |
| Netherlands | 2 | 0.26% |
| Argentina | 1 | 0.13% |
| Australia | 1 | 0.13% |
| Brazil | 1 | 0.13% |
| United States | 1 | 0.13% |
| Austria | 0 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 0 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 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% |
| Norway | 0 | 0.00% |
| Sweden | 0 | 0.00% |
| Venezuela | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 651 | 85.10% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 24 | 3.14% |
| Born outside the EU | 90 | 11.76% |
Swiss nationals over time
Quality of life in Verbano-Cusio-Ossola
Full BES profile for Verbano-Cusio-Ossola →Verbano-Cusio-Ossola on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
Buying in Bee is above the Verbano-Cusio-Ossola average of €1,396/m². Based on a single OMI micro-zone, so it describes the town as one market.
24.9 years of rent here equal the purchase price — 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.
A detached house here averages €1,775/m², against €1,525 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 16% 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.