Foreign residents in Palestro
Palestro, in the province of Pavia, is home to 7 Brazilians — 0.38% of its 1,850 residents. That is the 135th-highest concentration of Brazilians of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 39th within Lombardia.
Across the nationalities we track, Palestro counts 14 foreign residents in total, 0.76% of the population. The largest groups are Brazilians (7), Russians (4), Argentinians (1).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Brazilians in Palestro has risen, from 1 to 7 (+600%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 12.3% of Palestro's population was born outside Italy — 10.7% outside the EU and 1.6% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 7 | 0.38% |
| Russia | 4 | 0.22% |
| Argentina | 1 | 0.05% |
| Spain | 1 | 0.05% |
| France | 1 | 0.05% |
| 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% |
| 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% |
| Netherlands | 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 | 1,623 | 87.73% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 29 | 1.57% |
| Born outside the EU | 198 | 10.70% |
Brazilians 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 Palestro 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.
27.1 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 22% more than ordinary condition — €1,010/m² against €830.
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 €830 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.