Foreign residents in Ormea
Ormea, in the province of Cuneo, is home to 17 Germans — 1.17% of its 1,454 residents. That is the 53rd-highest concentration of Germans of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 2nd within Piemonte.
Across the nationalities we track, Ormea counts 30 foreign residents in total, 2.06% of the population. The largest groups are Germans (17), French nationals (3), Britons (3).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Germans in Ormea has fallen, from 21 to 17 (-19%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 11.1% of Ormea's population was born outside Italy — 7.6% outside the EU and 3.6% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 17 | 1.17% |
| France | 3 | 0.21% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 0.21% |
| Russia | 3 | 0.21% |
| Brazil | 2 | 0.14% |
| Argentina | 1 | 0.07% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 0.07% |
| Austria | 0 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Belgium | 0 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 0 | 0.00% |
| Switzerland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 0 | 0.00% |
| Spain | 0 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 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 | 1,292 | 88.86% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 52 | 3.58% |
| Born outside the EU | 110 | 7.57% |
Germans over time
Quality of life in Cuneo
Full BES profile for Cuneo →Cuneo on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
Buying in Ormea is well below the Cuneo average of €1,073/m². Averaged across 6 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
17.4 years of rent here equal the purchase price — 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 €833/m², against €761 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — the two cost about the same per square metre — the opposite of what the two averages above suggest, because OMI prices houses and flats in different parts of town.
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.