Foreign residents in Palanzano
Palanzano, in the province of Parma, is home to 2 French nationals — 0.20% of its 1,001 residents. That is the 186th-highest concentration of French nationals of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 12th within Emilia-Romagna.
Across the nationalities we track, Palanzano counts 6 foreign residents in total, 0.60% of the population. The largest groups are French nationals (2), Brazilians (1), Britons (1).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of French nationals in Palanzano has risen, from 1 to 2 (+100%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 12.6% of Palanzano's population was born outside Italy — 9.6% outside the EU and 3.0% 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 | 2 | 0.20% |
| Brazil | 1 | 0.10% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 0.10% |
| Russia | 1 | 0.10% |
| United States | 1 | 0.10% |
| Argentina | 0 | 0.00% |
| Austria | 0 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Belgium | 0 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 0 | 0.00% |
| Switzerland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Germany | 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% |
| Netherlands | 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 | 875 | 87.41% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 30 | 3.00% |
| Born outside the EU | 96 | 9.59% |
French nationals over time
Quality of life in Parma
Full BES profile for Parma →Parma on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
Buying in Palanzano is far below the Parma average of €1,230/m². Averaged across 2 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
25.2 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.
A detached house here averages €478/m², against €348 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 10% 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.