Foreign residents in Cressa
Cressa, in the province of Novara, is home to 1 Austrians — 0.06% of its 1,558 residents. That is the 305th-highest concentration of Austrians of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 22nd within Piemonte.
Across the nationalities we track, Cressa counts 4 foreign residents in total, 0.26% of the population. The largest groups are Austrians (1), Belgians (1), French nationals (1).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Austrians in Cressa has held roughly steady, from 1 to 1 (+0%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 8.7% of Cressa's population was born outside Italy — 7.6% outside the EU and 1.0% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Austria | 1 | 0.06% |
| Belgium | 1 | 0.06% |
| France | 1 | 0.06% |
| Russia | 1 | 0.06% |
| Argentina | 0 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 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% |
| 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% |
| Sweden | 0 | 0.00% |
| United States | 0 | 0.00% |
| Venezuela | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 1,423 | 91.34% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 16 | 1.03% |
| Born outside the EU | 119 | 7.64% |
Austrians over time
Quality of life in Novara
Full BES profile for Novara →Novara on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
Buying in Cressa is below the Novara average of €1,194/m². Based on a single OMI micro-zone, so it describes the town as one market.
28.7 years of rent here equal the purchase price — above 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 €1,170/m², against €1,015 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 15% 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.