Foreign residents in Piateda
Piateda, in the province of Sondrio, is home to 3 Venezuelans — 0.15% of its 2,067 residents. That is the 232nd-highest concentration of Venezuelans of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 31st within Lombardia.
Across the nationalities we track, Piateda counts 6 foreign residents in total, 0.29% of the population. The largest groups are Venezuelans (3), Swiss nationals (1), Spaniards (1).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Venezuelans in Piateda has risen, from 1 to 3 (+200%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 7.4% of Piateda's population was born outside Italy — 5.9% outside the EU and 1.5% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Venezuela | 3 | 0.15% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 0.05% |
| Spain | 1 | 0.05% |
| France | 1 | 0.05% |
| Argentina | 0 | 0.00% |
| Austria | 0 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Belgium | 0 | 0.00% |
| Brazil | 0 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 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% |
| Russia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Sweden | 0 | 0.00% |
| United States | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 1,915 | 92.65% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 31 | 1.50% |
| Born outside the EU | 121 | 5.85% |
Venezuelans over time
Quality of life in Sondrio
Full BES profile for Sondrio →Sondrio on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
Buying in Piateda is well below the Sondrio average of €1,483/m². Averaged across 3 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
25.4 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 26% more than ordinary condition — €1,199/m² against €950.
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 €1,025/m², against €950 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 2% 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.