Foreign residents in Cornale e Bastida
Cornale e Bastida, in the province of Pavia, is home to 2 Argentinians — 0.25% of its 796 residents. That is notable for a comune of its size.
Across the nationalities we track, Cornale e Bastida counts 4 foreign residents in total, 0.50% of the population. The largest groups are Argentinians (2), Belgians (1), Brazilians (1).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Argentinians in Cornale e Bastida has held roughly steady, from 2 to 2 (+0%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 13.2% of Cornale e Bastida's population was born outside Italy — 10.1% outside the EU and 3.1% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 2 | 0.25% |
| Belgium | 1 | 0.13% |
| Brazil | 1 | 0.13% |
| Austria | 0 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 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% |
| 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 | 691 | 86.81% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 25 | 3.14% |
| Born outside the EU | 80 | 10.05% |
Argentinians 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 Cornale e Bastida is well below the Pavia average of €1,069/m². Averaged across 2 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town. OMI records no rental figures here.
Housing here in excellent condition costs 20% more than ordinary condition — €972/m² against €808.
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 €808 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.