Foreign residents in Benna
Benna, in the province of Biella, is home to 3 Argentinians — 0.26% of its 1,163 residents. That is the 143rd-highest concentration of Argentinians of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 11th within Piemonte.
Across the nationalities we track, Benna counts 4 foreign residents in total, 0.34% of the population. The largest groups are Argentinians (3), Russians (1).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Argentinians in Benna has risen, from 0 to 3.
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 5.8% of Benna's population was born outside Italy — 4.0% outside the EU and 1.8% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 3 | 0.26% |
| Russia | 1 | 0.09% |
| Austria | 0 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Belgium | 0 | 0.00% |
| Brazil | 0 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 0 | 0.00% |
| Switzerland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Germany | 0 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 0 | 0.00% |
| Spain | 0 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 0 | 0.00% |
| France | 0 | 0.00% |
| United Kingdom | 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% |
| Sweden | 0 | 0.00% |
| United States | 0 | 0.00% |
| Venezuela | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 1,095 | 94.15% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 21 | 1.81% |
| Born outside the EU | 47 | 4.04% |
Argentinians over time
Quality of life in Biella
Full BES profile for Biella →Biella on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
Buying in Benna is below the Biella average of €566/m². Based on a single OMI micro-zone, so it describes the town as one market.
13.4 years of rent here equal the purchase price — well below 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 €665/m², against €468 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 42% 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.