Foreign residents in Netro
Netro, in the province of Biella, is home to 10 French nationals — 1.10% of its 908 residents. That is notable for a comune of its size.
Across the nationalities we track, Netro counts 19 foreign residents in total, 2.09% of the population. The largest groups are French nationals (10), Russians (3), Austrians (1).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of French nationals in Netro has risen, from 9 to 10 (+11%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 8.8% of Netro's population was born outside Italy — 6.1% outside the EU and 2.8% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| France | 10 | 1.10% |
| Russia | 3 | 0.33% |
| Austria | 1 | 0.11% |
| Brazil | 1 | 0.11% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 0.11% |
| Germany | 1 | 0.11% |
| Spain | 1 | 0.11% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 0.11% |
| Argentina | 0 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Belgium | 0 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 0 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 0 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 0 | 0.00% |
| United Kingdom | 0 | 0.00% |
| Greece | 0 | 0.00% |
| Ireland | 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% |
| United States | 0 | 0.00% |
| Venezuela | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 828 | 91.19% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 25 | 2.75% |
| Born outside the EU | 55 | 6.06% |
French nationals over time
Quality of life in Biella
Full BES profile for Biella →Biella on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
Buying in Netro is well below the Biella average of €566/m². Averaged across 2 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
13 years of rent here equal the purchase price — well below 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 €485/m², against €330 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 47% 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.