Foreign residents in Borgomezzavalle
Borgomezzavalle, in the province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, is home to 15 Germans — 5.24% of its 286 residents. That is notable for a comune of its size.
Across the nationalities we track, Borgomezzavalle counts 26 foreign residents in total, 9.09% of the population. The largest groups are Germans (15), Swiss nationals (7), Austrians (2).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Germans in Borgomezzavalle has fallen, from 19 to 15 (-21%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 13.3% of Borgomezzavalle's population was born outside Italy — 6.6% outside the EU and 6.6% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 15 | 5.24% |
| Switzerland | 7 | 2.45% |
| Austria | 2 | 0.70% |
| Brazil | 1 | 0.35% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 0.35% |
| Argentina | 0 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Belgium | 0 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 0 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 0 | 0.00% |
| Spain | 0 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 0 | 0.00% |
| France | 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% |
| Sweden | 0 | 0.00% |
| United States | 0 | 0.00% |
| Venezuela | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 248 | 86.71% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 19 | 6.64% |
| Born outside the EU | 19 | 6.64% |
Germans 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 Borgomezzavalle is well below the Verbano-Cusio-Ossola average of €1,396/m². Averaged across 2 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
23.9 years of rent here equal the purchase price, close to 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 €1,075/m², against €963 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 12% 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.