Foreign residents in Grottazzolina
Grottazzolina, in the province of Fermo (Marche), records no resident Britons in the latest ISTAT data. It has a population of 3,241.
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 Britons in Grottazzolina has fallen, from 3 to 0 (-100%).
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% |
Britons over time
Quality of life in Fermo
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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.