Foreign residents in Cartosio
Cartosio, in the province of Alessandria, is home to 12 Swiss nationals — 1.68% of its 715 residents. That is notable for a comune of its size.
Across the nationalities we track, Cartosio counts 36 foreign residents in total, 5.03% of the population. The largest groups are Swiss nationals (12), Dutch nationals (9), Germans (8).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Swiss nationals in Cartosio has risen, from 10 to 12 (+20%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 15.0% of Cartosio's population was born outside Italy — 8.7% outside the EU and 6.3% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 12 | 1.68% |
| Netherlands | 9 | 1.26% |
| Germany | 8 | 1.12% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 0.42% |
| Brazil | 1 | 0.14% |
| Denmark | 1 | 0.14% |
| France | 1 | 0.14% |
| United States | 1 | 0.14% |
| Argentina | 0 | 0.00% |
| Austria | 0 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Belgium | 0 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 0 | 0.00% |
| Spain | 0 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Greece | 0 | 0.00% |
| Ireland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Japan | 0 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 0 | 0.00% |
| Mexico | 0 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 0 | 0.00% |
| Portugal | 0 | 0.00% |
| Russia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Sweden | 0 | 0.00% |
| Venezuela | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 608 | 85.03% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 45 | 6.29% |
| Born outside the EU | 62 | 8.67% |
Swiss nationals over time
Quality of life in Alessandria
Full BES profile for Alessandria →Alessandria on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
About the Alessandria average of €639/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 €833/m², against €631 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 33% 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.