Foreign residents in Carbonara Scrivia
Carbonara Scrivia, in the province of Alessandria, is home to 1 Japanese nationals — 0.09% of its 1,103 residents. That is the 47th-highest concentration of Japanese nationals of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 10th within Piemonte.
Across the nationalities we track, Carbonara Scrivia counts 2 foreign residents in total, 0.18% of the population. The largest groups are Japanese nationals (1), Russians (1).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Japanese nationals in Carbonara Scrivia has risen, from 0 to 1.
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 13.4% of Carbonara Scrivia's population was born outside Italy — 8.3% outside the EU and 5.1% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | 1 | 0.09% |
| Russia | 1 | 0.09% |
| Argentina | 0 | 0.00% |
| 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% |
| 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 | 955 | 86.58% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 56 | 5.08% |
| Born outside the EU | 92 | 8.34% |
Japanese nationals over time
Quality of life in Alessandria
Full BES profile for Alessandria →Alessandria on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
Buying in Carbonara Scrivia is below the Alessandria average of €639/m². Averaged across 2 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
29.2 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 €830/m², against €560 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 64% 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.