Foreign residents in Gignod
Gignod, in the province of Valle d'Aosta/Vallée d'Aoste, is home to 2 Belgians — 0.12% of its 1,695 residents. That is the 128th-highest concentration of Belgians of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 2nd within Valle d'Aosta/Vallée d'Aoste.
Across the nationalities we track, Gignod counts 5 foreign residents in total, 0.29% of the population. The largest groups are Belgians (2), French nationals (2), Venezuelans (1).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Belgians in Gignod has risen, from 1 to 2 (+100%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 9.9% of Gignod's population was born outside Italy — 7.4% outside the EU and 2.4% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 2 | 0.12% |
| France | 2 | 0.12% |
| Venezuela | 1 | 0.06% |
| Argentina | 0 | 0.00% |
| Austria | 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% |
| Russia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Sweden | 0 | 0.00% |
| United States | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 1,528 | 90.15% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 41 | 2.42% |
| Born outside the EU | 126 | 7.43% |
Belgians over time
Quality of life in Aosta
Full BES profile for Aosta →Aosta on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
Buying in Gignod is below the Valle d'Aosta/Vallée d'Aoste average of €1,740/m². Averaged across 2 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
39.6 years of rent here equal the purchase price — well 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 €1,425/m², against €1,425 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 19% more per square metre — the opposite of what the two averages above suggest, because OMI prices houses and flats in different parts of town.
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.