Foreign residents in Mezzana Bigli
Mezzana Bigli, in the province of Pavia, is home to 4 Portuguese nationals — 0.37% of its 1,068 residents. That is the 6th-highest concentration of Portuguese nationals of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 6th within Lombardia.
Across the nationalities we track, Mezzana Bigli counts 9 foreign residents in total, 0.84% of the population. The largest groups are Portuguese nationals (4), French nationals (3), Germans (1).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Portuguese nationals in Mezzana Bigli has risen, from 1 to 4 (+300%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 5.6% of Mezzana Bigli's population was born outside Italy — 3.7% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Portugal | 4 | 0.37% |
| France | 3 | 0.28% |
| Germany | 1 | 0.09% |
| Japan | 1 | 0.09% |
| Argentina | 0 | 0.00% |
| Austria | 0 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Belgium | 0 | 0.00% |
| Brazil | 0 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 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% |
| Ireland | 0 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 0 | 0.00% |
| Mexico | 0 | 0.00% |
| Netherlands | 0 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 0 | 0.00% |
| Russia | 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 | 1,008 | 94.38% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 20 | 1.87% |
| Born outside the EU | 40 | 3.75% |
Portuguese nationals 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 Mezzana Bigli 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. OMI records no rental figures here.
Housing here in excellent condition costs 16% more than ordinary condition — €875/m² against €755.
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 €810/m², against €755 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.