Foreign residents in Curino
Curino, in the province of Biella, is home to 2 Swiss nationals — 0.43% of its 462 residents. That is notable for a comune of its size.
Across the nationalities we track, Curino counts 5 foreign residents in total, 1.08% of the population. The largest groups are Swiss nationals (2), Argentinians (1), Germans (1).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Swiss nationals in Curino has risen, from 0 to 2.
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 10.4% of Curino's population was born outside Italy — 8.7% outside the EU and 1.7% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 2 | 0.43% |
| Argentina | 1 | 0.22% |
| Germany | 1 | 0.22% |
| Venezuela | 1 | 0.22% |
| Austria | 0 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Belgium | 0 | 0.00% |
| Brazil | 0 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 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% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 414 | 89.61% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 8 | 1.73% |
| Born outside the EU | 40 | 8.66% |
Swiss nationals 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 Curino is well below the Biella average of €566/m². Averaged across 2 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
12.8 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 €625/m², against €341 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 97% 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.