Foreign residents in Quarna Sotto
Quarna Sotto, in the province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, is home to 8 Dutch nationals — 2.07% of its 386 residents. That is notable for a comune of its size.
Across the nationalities we track, Quarna Sotto counts 15 foreign residents in total, 3.89% of the population. The largest groups are Dutch nationals (8), Germans (2), Spaniards (2).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Dutch nationals in Quarna Sotto has risen, from 1 to 8 (+700%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 6.7% of Quarna Sotto's population was born outside Italy — 2.3% outside the EU and 4.4% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 8 | 2.07% |
| Germany | 2 | 0.52% |
| Spain | 2 | 0.52% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 0.52% |
| France | 1 | 0.26% |
| Argentina | 0 | 0.00% |
| Austria | 0 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Belgium | 0 | 0.00% |
| Brazil | 0 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 0 | 0.00% |
| Switzerland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 0 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 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% |
| Russia | 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 | 360 | 93.26% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 17 | 4.40% |
| Born outside the EU | 9 | 2.33% |
Dutch nationals over time
Quality of life in Verbano-Cusio-Ossola
Full BES profile for Verbano-Cusio-Ossola →Verbano-Cusio-Ossola on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
Buying in Quarna Sotto is well below the Verbano-Cusio-Ossola average of €1,396/m². Based on a single OMI micro-zone, so it describes the town as one market.
26 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 €1,050/m², against €1,000 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 5% 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.