Foreign residents in Cossato
Cossato, in the province of Biella, is home to 18 Brazilians — 0.13% of its 13,868 residents. That is the 1120th-highest concentration of Brazilians of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 183rd within Piemonte.
Across the nationalities we track, Cossato counts 47 foreign residents in total, 0.34% of the population. The largest groups are Brazilians (18), Spaniards (4), French nationals (4).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Brazilians in Cossato has fallen, from 28 to 18 (-36%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 11.1% of Cossato's population was born outside Italy — 8.4% outside the EU and 2.8% 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 | 18 | 0.13% |
| Spain | 4 | 0.03% |
| France | 4 | 0.03% |
| Venezuela | 4 | 0.03% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 0.02% |
| Greece | 3 | 0.02% |
| Russia | 3 | 0.02% |
| Germany | 2 | 0.01% |
| United States | 2 | 0.01% |
| Argentina | 1 | 0.01% |
| Japan | 1 | 0.01% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 0.01% |
| Portugal | 1 | 0.01% |
| Austria | 0 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Belgium | 0 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 0 | 0.00% |
| Switzerland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 0 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Ireland | 0 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 0 | 0.00% |
| Mexico | 0 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 0 | 0.00% |
| Sweden | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 12,326 | 88.88% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 383 | 2.76% |
| Born outside the EU | 1,159 | 8.36% |
Brazilians over time
Quality of life in Biella
Full BES profile for Biella →Biella on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
Buying in Cossato is above the Biella average of €566/m². Averaged across 2 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
11.2 years of rent here equal the purchase price — well 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.
A detached house here averages €828/m², against €618 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 34% 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.