Foreign residents in Gordona
Gordona, in the province of Sondrio, is home to 2 French nationals — 0.10% of its 1,972 residents. That is the 649th-highest concentration of French nationals of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 125th within Lombardia.
Across the nationalities we track, Gordona counts 7 foreign residents in total, 0.35% of the population. The largest groups are French nationals (2), Argentinians (1), Swiss nationals (1).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of French nationals in Gordona has fallen, from 3 to 2 (-33%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 5.4% of Gordona's population was born outside Italy — 4.6% outside the EU and 0.8% 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 | 2 | 0.10% |
| Argentina | 1 | 0.05% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 0.05% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 0.05% |
| Portugal | 1 | 0.05% |
| Russia | 1 | 0.05% |
| Austria | 0 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Belgium | 0 | 0.00% |
| Brazil | 0 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 0 | 0.00% |
| Germany | 0 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 0 | 0.00% |
| Spain | 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% |
| Sweden | 0 | 0.00% |
| United States | 0 | 0.00% |
| Venezuela | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 1,866 | 94.62% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 15 | 0.76% |
| Born outside the EU | 91 | 4.61% |
French nationals over time
Quality of life in Sondrio
Full BES profile for Sondrio →Sondrio on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
Buying in Gordona is well below the Sondrio average of €1,483/m². Averaged across 4 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
24.2 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.
Housing here in excellent condition costs 28% more than ordinary condition — €1,094/m² against €856.
That gap is what the market charges for a place you don’t have to work on. It is not what the work would cost you — OMI prices property, not builders.
A detached house here averages €938/m², against €856 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 6% 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.