Foreign residents in Cortemaggiore
Cortemaggiore, in the province of Piacenza, is home to 4 Russians — 0.09% of its 4,687 residents. That is the 1236th-highest concentration of Russians of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 98th within Emilia-Romagna.
Across the nationalities we track, Cortemaggiore counts 10 foreign residents in total, 0.21% of the population. The largest groups are Russians (4), Brazilians (2), Portuguese nationals (2).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Russians in Cortemaggiore has risen, from 3 to 4 (+33%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 23.7% of Cortemaggiore's population was born outside Italy — 20.7% outside the EU and 3.0% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Russia | 4 | 0.09% |
| Brazil | 2 | 0.04% |
| Portugal | 2 | 0.04% |
| Japan | 1 | 0.02% |
| South Korea | 1 | 0.02% |
| Argentina | 0 | 0.00% |
| Austria | 0 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Belgium | 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% |
| Mexico | 0 | 0.00% |
| Netherlands | 0 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 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 | 3,577 | 76.32% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 140 | 2.99% |
| Born outside the EU | 970 | 20.70% |
Russians over time
Quality of life in Piacenza
Full BES profile for Piacenza →Piacenza on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
Buying in Cortemaggiore is below the Piacenza average of €952/m². Averaged across 3 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
24.8 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.
Housing here in excellent condition costs 49% more than ordinary condition — €1,228/m² against €827.
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 €995/m², against €827 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 19% 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.