All things you need to know about living in Canelli
Canelli, in the province of Asti, is home to 190 Bulgarians: 1.90% of its 9,998 residents.
That is the 25th-highest concentration of Bulgarians among the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents.
Within Piemonte it ranks 5th.
ISTAT counts 1,563 residents with a foreign citizenship in Canelli, 15.63% of the population. The largest groups among the nationalities we follow most closely are Russians (12), Swiss nationals (4), Spaniards (4).
That is above the national average for an Italian comune, which is 7.30%.
On ISTAT's well-being measures, the province of Asti scores in the top quarter of Italian provinces for employment rate (20-64 years old) and nonprofit organizations.
It scores in the bottom quarter for road mortality in non-urban roads and medical specialists.
These figures describe the province, not the town. A comune can sit some way from its province's average.
Summers average a high of 28.8°C (84°F) and winters a low of -0.5°C (31°F), measured over 2015 to 2024.
Canelli sees about 24 days a year above 30°C (86°F).
It gets about 1,041mm of rain a year, spread across roughly 121 days.
These come from ERA5-Land reanalysis at the comune itself, not from the nearest weather station.
OMI puts residential purchase prices in Canelli at about €619 per square meter in the second half of 2025.
Canelli population over time
By nationality
| Nationality | Citizens | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Romania | 268 | 2.68% |
| Bulgaria | 190 | 1.90% |
| Albania | 47 | 0.47% |
| Ukraine | 24 | 0.24% |
| Russia | 12 | 0.12% |
| Switzerland | 4 | 0.04% |
| Spain | 4 | 0.04% |
| Netherlands | 4 | 0.04% |
| Norway | 4 | 0.04% |
| Poland | 4 | 0.04% |
| Argentina | 3 | 0.03% |
| Denmark | 3 | 0.03% |
| Lithuania | 3 | 0.03% |
| Austria | 2 | 0.02% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 0.02% |
| Sweden | 2 | 0.02% |
| United States | 2 | 0.02% |
| Australia | 1 | 0.01% |
| Belgium | 1 | 0.01% |
| Brazil | 1 | 0.01% |
| Czechia | 1 | 0.01% |
| France | 1 | 0.01% |
| Croatia | 1 | 0.01% |
| Hungary | 1 | 0.01% |
| Canada | 0 | 0.00% |
| Cyprus | 0 | 0.00% |
| Germany | 0 | 0.00% |
| Estonia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Greece | 0 | 0.00% |
| Ireland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Japan | 0 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 0 | 0.00% |
| Luxembourg | 0 | 0.00% |
| Latvia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Malta | 0 | 0.00% |
| Mexico | 0 | 0.00% |
| Portugal | 0 | 0.00% |
| Slovenia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Slovakia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Venezuela | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 7,811 | 78.13% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 382 | 3.82% |
| Born outside the EU | 1,805 | 18.05% |
Bulgarians over time
Quality of life in Asti
Full BES profile for Asti →Asti on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
About the Asti average of €644/m². Averaged across 5 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
13.9 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.
Housing here in excellent condition costs 62% more than ordinary condition — €1,000/m² against €619.
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 €931/m², against €619 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighborhood — a house costs 55% more per square meter.
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 meter, but in 450 comuni it costs less — worth checking rather than assuming.
Nearby comuni
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