Foreign residents in Gualdo Cattaneo
Gualdo Cattaneo, in the province of Perugia, is home to 20 Britons — 0.36% of its 5,613 residents. That is the 143rd-highest concentration of Britons of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 18th within Umbria.
Across the nationalities we track, Gualdo Cattaneo counts 77 foreign residents in total, 1.37% of the population. The largest groups are Britons (20), Dutch nationals (10), Belgians (9).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Britons in Gualdo Cattaneo has fallen, from 25 to 20 (-20%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 17.9% of Gualdo Cattaneo's population was born outside Italy — 13.4% outside the EU and 4.5% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 20 | 0.36% |
| Netherlands | 10 | 0.18% |
| Belgium | 9 | 0.16% |
| United States | 9 | 0.16% |
| Brazil | 7 | 0.12% |
| Germany | 7 | 0.12% |
| Switzerland | 4 | 0.07% |
| France | 4 | 0.07% |
| Spain | 2 | 0.04% |
| Ireland | 2 | 0.04% |
| Russia | 2 | 0.04% |
| Argentina | 1 | 0.02% |
| Austria | 0 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 0 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 0 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Greece | 0 | 0.00% |
| Japan | 0 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 0 | 0.00% |
| Mexico | 0 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 0 | 0.00% |
| Portugal | 0 | 0.00% |
| Sweden | 0 | 0.00% |
| Venezuela | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 4,607 | 82.08% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 253 | 4.51% |
| Born outside the EU | 753 | 13.42% |
Britons over time
Quality of life in Perugia
Full BES profile for Perugia →Perugia on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
Buying in Gualdo Cattaneo is well below the Perugia average of €899/m². Averaged across 4 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
22.2 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.
A detached house here averages €705/m², against €561 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 22% 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.