Foreign residents in Castana
Castana, in the province of Pavia, is home to 3 Dutch nationals — 0.43% of its 700 residents. That is notable for a comune of its size.
Across the nationalities we track, Castana counts 4 foreign residents in total, 0.57% of the population. The largest groups are Dutch nationals (3), Venezuelans (1).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Dutch nationals in Castana has risen, from 2 to 3 (+50%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 12.1% of Castana's population was born outside Italy — 6.6% outside the EU and 5.6% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 3 | 0.43% |
| Venezuela | 1 | 0.14% |
| 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% |
| 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% |
| United States | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 615 | 87.86% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 39 | 5.57% |
| Born outside the EU | 46 | 6.57% |
Dutch nationals over time
Quality of life in Pavia
Full BES profile for Pavia →Pavia on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
Buying in Castana is well below the Pavia average of €1,069/m². Based on a single OMI micro-zone, so it describes the town as one market. OMI records no rental figures here.
Housing here in excellent condition costs 30% more than ordinary condition — €1,020/m² against €785.
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 €820/m², against €785 for an apartment.
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.