Foreign residents in Farini
Farini, in the province of Piacenza, is home to 7 French nationals — 0.67% of its 1,044 residents. That is the 23rd-highest concentration of French nationals of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 1st within Emilia-Romagna.
Across the nationalities we track, Farini counts 12 foreign residents in total, 1.15% of the population. The largest groups are French nationals (7), Germans (2), Britons (2).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of French nationals in Farini has risen, from 3 to 7 (+133%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 9.7% of Farini's population was born outside Italy — 4.9% outside the EU and 4.8% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| France | 7 | 0.67% |
| Germany | 2 | 0.19% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 0.19% |
| Spain | 1 | 0.10% |
| Argentina | 0 | 0.00% |
| Austria | 0 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Belgium | 0 | 0.00% |
| Brazil | 0 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 0 | 0.00% |
| Switzerland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 0 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 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 | 943 | 90.33% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 50 | 4.79% |
| Born outside the EU | 51 | 4.89% |
French nationals 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 Farini is well below the Piacenza average of €952/m². Averaged across 2 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
24.6 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.
A detached house here averages €745/m², against €605 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 23% 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.