Foreign residents in Quargnento
Quargnento, in the province of Alessandria, is home to 3 Britons — 0.22% of its 1,359 residents. That is the 292nd-highest concentration of Britons of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 28th within Piemonte.
Across the nationalities we track, Quargnento counts 7 foreign residents in total, 0.52% of the population. The largest groups are Britons (3), Swiss nationals (1), Germans (1).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Britons in Quargnento has risen, from 2 to 3 (+50%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 12.0% of Quargnento's population was born outside Italy — 8.4% outside the EU and 3.6% 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 | 3 | 0.22% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 0.07% |
| Germany | 1 | 0.07% |
| Portugal | 1 | 0.07% |
| Russia | 1 | 0.07% |
| Argentina | 0 | 0.00% |
| Austria | 0 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Belgium | 0 | 0.00% |
| Brazil | 0 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 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% |
| Netherlands | 0 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 0 | 0.00% |
| Sweden | 0 | 0.00% |
| United States | 0 | 0.00% |
| Venezuela | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 1,196 | 88.01% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 49 | 3.61% |
| Born outside the EU | 114 | 8.39% |
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 Quargnento is above the Alessandria average of €639/m². Averaged across 2 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
23.4 years of rent here equal the purchase price, close to 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 €965/m², against €725 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 34% 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.