Foreign residents in Gropello Cairoli
Gropello Cairoli, in the province of Pavia, is home to 9 Venezuelans — 0.21% of its 4,365 residents. That is the 128th-highest concentration of Venezuelans of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 16th within Lombardia.
Across the nationalities we track, Gropello Cairoli counts 24 foreign residents in total, 0.55% of the population. The largest groups are Venezuelans (9), Brazilians (3), Americans (2).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Venezuelans in Gropello Cairoli has risen, from 0 to 9.
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 12.4% of Gropello Cairoli's population was born outside Italy — 10.5% outside the EU and 1.9% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Venezuela | 9 | 0.21% |
| Brazil | 3 | 0.07% |
| United States | 2 | 0.05% |
| Austria | 1 | 0.02% |
| Australia | 1 | 0.02% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 0.02% |
| Spain | 1 | 0.02% |
| Finland | 1 | 0.02% |
| France | 1 | 0.02% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 0.02% |
| Japan | 1 | 0.02% |
| South Korea | 1 | 0.02% |
| Russia | 1 | 0.02% |
| Argentina | 0 | 0.00% |
| Belgium | 0 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 0 | 0.00% |
| Germany | 0 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 0 | 0.00% |
| Greece | 0 | 0.00% |
| Ireland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Mexico | 0 | 0.00% |
| Netherlands | 0 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 0 | 0.00% |
| Portugal | 0 | 0.00% |
| Sweden | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 3,823 | 87.58% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 82 | 1.88% |
| Born outside the EU | 460 | 10.54% |
Venezuelans over time
Quality of life in Pavia
Full BES profile for Pavia →Pavia on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
Buying in Gropello Cairoli is well below the Pavia average of €1,069/m². Based on a single OMI micro-zone, so it describes the town as one market.
23.4 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 25% more than ordinary condition — €1,000/m² against €800.
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 €820/m², against €800 for an apartment.
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.