Foreign residents in Piacenza
Piacenza, in the province of Piacenza, is home to 165 Brazilians — 0.16% of its 103,406 residents. That is the 776th-highest concentration of Brazilians of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 38th within Emilia-Romagna.
Across the nationalities we track, Piacenza counts 708 foreign residents in total, 0.68% of the population. The largest groups are Brazilians (165), Russians (104), Venezuelans (82).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Brazilians in Piacenza has fallen, from 175 to 165 (-6%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 23.2% of Piacenza's population was born outside Italy — 20.5% outside the EU and 2.7% 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 | 165 | 0.16% |
| Russia | 104 | 0.10% |
| Venezuela | 82 | 0.08% |
| Spain | 76 | 0.07% |
| France | 44 | 0.04% |
| South Korea | 32 | 0.03% |
| United Kingdom | 25 | 0.02% |
| Germany | 24 | 0.02% |
| Mexico | 23 | 0.02% |
| United States | 20 | 0.02% |
| Portugal | 19 | 0.02% |
| Greece | 18 | 0.02% |
| Argentina | 17 | 0.02% |
| Japan | 12 | 0.01% |
| Belgium | 10 | 0.01% |
| Austria | 9 | 0.01% |
| Switzerland | 8 | 0.01% |
| Netherlands | 5 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 4 | 0.00% |
| Ireland | 3 | 0.00% |
| Sweden | 3 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 2 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 2 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 1 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 79,432 | 76.82% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 2,793 | 2.70% |
| Born outside the EU | 21,181 | 20.48% |
Brazilians over time
Quality of life in Piacenza
Full BES profile for Piacenza →Piacenza on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
Buying in Piacenza is above the Piacenza average of €952/m². Averaged across 9 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
18.8 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.
Housing here in excellent condition costs 52% more than ordinary condition — €1,698/m² against €1,117.
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 €1,218/m², against €1,117 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 14% 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.