Foreign residents in Grottazzolina
Grottazzolina, in the province of Fermo, is home to 3 Canadians — 0.09% of its 3,241 residents. That is the 41st-highest concentration of Canadians of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 3rd within Marche.
Across the nationalities we track, Grottazzolina counts 14 foreign residents in total, 0.43% of the population. The largest groups are Canadians (3), Swedes (3), Germans (2).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Canadians in Grottazzolina has risen, from 0 to 3.
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 14.8% of Grottazzolina's population was born outside Italy — 12.1% outside the EU and 2.7% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | 3 | 0.09% |
| Sweden | 3 | 0.09% |
| Germany | 2 | 0.06% |
| France | 1 | 0.03% |
| Ireland | 1 | 0.03% |
| Japan | 1 | 0.03% |
| Russia | 1 | 0.03% |
| United States | 1 | 0.03% |
| Venezuela | 1 | 0.03% |
| Argentina | 0 | 0.00% |
| Austria | 0 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Belgium | 0 | 0.00% |
| Brazil | 0 | 0.00% |
| Switzerland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 0 | 0.00% |
| Spain | 0 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 0 | 0.00% |
| United Kingdom | 0 | 0.00% |
| Greece | 0 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 0 | 0.00% |
| Mexico | 0 | 0.00% |
| Netherlands | 0 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 0 | 0.00% |
| Portugal | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 2,762 | 85.22% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 88 | 2.72% |
| Born outside the EU | 391 | 12.06% |
Canadians over time
Quality of life in Fermo
Full BES profile for Fermo →Fermo on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
Buying in Grottazzolina is well below the Fermo average of €1,087/m². Averaged across 2 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
20 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 58% more than ordinary condition — €1,162/m² against €738.
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 €738/m², against €738 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — the two cost about the same 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.