Foreign residents in Pornassio
Pornassio, in the province of Imperia, is home to 5 Britons — 0.79% of its 633 residents. That is notable for a comune of its size.
Across the nationalities we track, Pornassio counts 15 foreign residents in total, 2.37% of the population. The largest groups are Britons (5), Swiss nationals (2), Germans (2).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Britons in Pornassio has held roughly steady, from 5 to 5 (+0%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 26.5% of Pornassio's population was born outside Italy — 22.4% outside the EU and 4.1% 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 | 5 | 0.79% |
| Switzerland | 2 | 0.32% |
| Germany | 2 | 0.32% |
| Netherlands | 2 | 0.32% |
| Canada | 1 | 0.16% |
| Russia | 1 | 0.16% |
| Sweden | 1 | 0.16% |
| United States | 1 | 0.16% |
| Argentina | 0 | 0.00% |
| Austria | 0 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Belgium | 0 | 0.00% |
| Brazil | 0 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 0 | 0.00% |
| Spain | 0 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 0 | 0.00% |
| France | 0 | 0.00% |
| Greece | 0 | 0.00% |
| Ireland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Japan | 0 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 0 | 0.00% |
| Mexico | 0 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 0 | 0.00% |
| Portugal | 0 | 0.00% |
| Venezuela | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 465 | 73.46% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 26 | 4.11% |
| Born outside the EU | 142 | 22.43% |
Britons 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 Pornassio is far below the Imperia average of €2,217/m². Averaged across 4 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
18.3 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 €1,080/m², against €1,135 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 4% less 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.