Foreign residents in Cantarana
Cantarana, in the province of Asti, is home to 6 Britons — 0.61% of its 976 residents. That is notable for a comune of its size.
Across the nationalities we track, Cantarana counts 9 foreign residents in total, 0.92% of the population. The largest groups are Britons (6), Argentinians (1), Swiss nationals (1).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Britons in Cantarana has held roughly steady, from 6 to 6 (+0%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 9.9% of Cantarana's population was born outside Italy — 5.3% outside the EU and 4.6% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 6 | 0.61% |
| Argentina | 1 | 0.10% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 0.10% |
| Mexico | 1 | 0.10% |
| Austria | 0 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Belgium | 0 | 0.00% |
| Brazil | 0 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 0 | 0.00% |
| Germany | 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% |
| 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 | 879 | 90.06% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 45 | 4.61% |
| Born outside the EU | 52 | 5.33% |
Britons over time
Quality of life in Asti
Full BES profile for Asti →Asti on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
Buying in Cantarana is well below the Asti average of €644/m². Averaged across 2 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
17.7 years of rent here equal the purchase price — 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 €550/m², against €441 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 26% 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.