Foreign residents in Ottobiano
Ottobiano, in the province of Pavia, is home to 3 Spaniards — 0.27% of its 1,099 residents. That is the 22nd-highest concentration of Spaniards of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 11th within Lombardia.
Across the nationalities we track, Ottobiano counts 5 foreign residents in total, 0.45% of the population. The largest groups are Spaniards (3), French nationals (1), Japanese nationals (1).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Spaniards in Ottobiano has risen, from 0 to 3.
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 11.8% of Ottobiano's population was born outside Italy — 7.7% outside the EU and 4.1% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 3 | 0.27% |
| France | 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% |
| Germany | 0 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 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% |
| Portugal | 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 | 969 | 88.17% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 45 | 4.09% |
| Born outside the EU | 85 | 7.73% |
Spaniards 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 Ottobiano 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.
25.5 years of rent here equal the purchase price — above 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 17% more than ordinary condition — €915/m² against €780.
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 €780 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.