Foreign residents in Pontestura
Pontestura, in the province of Alessandria, is home to 2 Britons — 0.15% of its 1,327 residents. That is the 501st-highest concentration of Britons of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 49th within Piemonte.
Across the nationalities we track, Pontestura counts 9 foreign residents in total, 0.68% of the population. The largest groups are Britons (2), Greeks (2), Americans (2).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Britons in Pontestura has risen, from 0 to 2.
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 10.6% of Pontestura's population was born outside Italy — 8.7% outside the EU and 2.0% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 2 | 0.15% |
| Greece | 2 | 0.15% |
| United States | 2 | 0.15% |
| Brazil | 1 | 0.08% |
| France | 1 | 0.08% |
| Portugal | 1 | 0.08% |
| 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% |
| 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% |
| Russia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Sweden | 0 | 0.00% |
| Venezuela | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 1,186 | 89.37% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 26 | 1.96% |
| Born outside the EU | 115 | 8.67% |
Britons over time
Quality of life in Alessandria
Full BES profile for Alessandria →Alessandria on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
Buying in Pontestura is below the Alessandria average of €639/m². Based on a single OMI micro-zone, so it describes the town as one market.
27.3 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 €710/m², against €525 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.