All things you need to know about living in Pontedassio
Pontedassio, in the province of Imperia, is home to 150 Albanians: 6.39% of its 2,347 residents.
That is the 14th-highest concentration of Albanians among the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents.
Within Liguria it ranks 1st.
ISTAT counts 342 residents with a foreign citizenship in Pontedassio, 14.57% of the population. The largest groups among the nationalities we follow most closely are Britons (11), Germans (10), French nationals (8).
That is above the national average for an Italian comune, which is 7.30%.
On ISTAT's well-being measures, the province of Imperia scores in the top quarter of Italian provinces for hospital beds in high-care wards.
It scores in the bottom quarter for urban green and overall Fixed Very High Capacity Network (VHCN) coverage.
These figures describe the province, not the town. A comune can sit some way from its province's average.
Summers average a high of 25.6°C (78°F) and winters a low of 5.6°C (42°F), measured over 2015 to 2024.
Pontedassio sees about 1 days a year above 30°C (86°F).
It gets about 895mm of rain a year, spread across roughly 122 days.
These come from ERA5-Land reanalysis at the comune itself, not from the nearest weather station.
OMI puts residential purchase prices in Pontedassio at about €1,375 per square meter in the second half of 2025.
Pontedassio population over time
By nationality
| Nationality | Citizens | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Albania | 150 | 6.39% |
| Romania | 27 | 1.15% |
| United Kingdom | 11 | 0.47% |
| Germany | 10 | 0.43% |
| France | 8 | 0.34% |
| Ukraine | 3 | 0.13% |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 0.09% |
| Switzerland | 2 | 0.09% |
| Austria | 1 | 0.04% |
| Czechia | 1 | 0.04% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 0.04% |
| Portugal | 1 | 0.04% |
| Russia | 1 | 0.04% |
| United States | 1 | 0.04% |
| Argentina | 0 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Belgium | 0 | 0.00% |
| Brazil | 0 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 0 | 0.00% |
| Cyprus | 0 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 0 | 0.00% |
| Estonia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Spain | 0 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Greece | 0 | 0.00% |
| Croatia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Hungary | 0 | 0.00% |
| Ireland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Japan | 0 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 0 | 0.00% |
| Lithuania | 0 | 0.00% |
| Luxembourg | 0 | 0.00% |
| Latvia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Malta | 0 | 0.00% |
| Mexico | 0 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 0 | 0.00% |
| Poland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Sweden | 0 | 0.00% |
| Slovenia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Slovakia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Venezuela | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 1,924 | 81.98% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 78 | 3.32% |
| Born outside the EU | 345 | 14.70% |
Albanians over time
Quality of life in Imperia
Full BES profile for Imperia →Imperia on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
Buying in Pontedassio is well below the Imperia average of €2,217/m². Averaged across 3 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
19.4 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.
A detached house here averages €1,563/m², against €1,375 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighborhood — a house costs 19% more per square meter.
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 meter, but in 450 comuni it costs less — worth checking rather than assuming.
Nearby comuni
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