Foreign residents in Castel Sant'Elia
Castel Sant'Elia, in the province of Viterbo, is home to 4 Brazilians — 0.16% of its 2,431 residents. That is the 741st-highest concentration of Brazilians of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 26th within Lazio.
Across the nationalities we track, Castel Sant'Elia counts 9 foreign residents in total, 0.37% of the population. The largest groups are Brazilians (4), Argentinians (1), Canadians (1).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Brazilians in Castel Sant'Elia has risen, from 3 to 4 (+33%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 11.1% of Castel Sant'Elia's population was born outside Italy — 3.3% outside the EU and 7.8% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 4 | 0.16% |
| Argentina | 1 | 0.04% |
| Canada | 1 | 0.04% |
| Germany | 1 | 0.04% |
| France | 1 | 0.04% |
| Sweden | 1 | 0.04% |
| Austria | 0 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Belgium | 0 | 0.00% |
| Switzerland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 0 | 0.00% |
| Spain | 0 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 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% |
| Netherlands | 0 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 0 | 0.00% |
| Portugal | 0 | 0.00% |
| Russia | 0 | 0.00% |
| United States | 0 | 0.00% |
| Venezuela | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 2,160 | 88.85% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 190 | 7.82% |
| Born outside the EU | 81 | 3.33% |
Brazilians over time
Quality of life in Viterbo
Full BES profile for Viterbo →Viterbo on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
Buying in Castel Sant'Elia is below the Viterbo average of €864/m². Averaged across 2 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
17.5 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.
Housing here in excellent condition costs 47% more than ordinary condition — €1,156/m² against €788.
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 €1,100/m², against €788 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 37% 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.