Foreign residents in Retorbido
Retorbido, in the province of Pavia, is home to 2 Russians — 0.13% of its 1,524 residents. That is the 628th-highest concentration of Russians of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 170th within Lombardia.
Across the nationalities we track, Retorbido counts 5 foreign residents in total, 0.33% of the population. The largest groups are Russians (2), Austrians (1), Brazilians (1).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Russians in Retorbido has risen, from 1 to 2 (+100%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 10.2% of Retorbido's population was born outside Italy — 6.6% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Russia | 2 | 0.13% |
| Austria | 1 | 0.07% |
| Brazil | 1 | 0.07% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 0.07% |
| Argentina | 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% |
| 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% |
| Portugal | 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 | 1,368 | 89.76% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 55 | 3.61% |
| Born outside the EU | 101 | 6.63% |
Russians over time
Quality of life in Pavia
Full BES profile for Pavia →Pavia on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
Buying in Retorbido is well below the Pavia average of €1,069/m². Based on a single OMI micro-zone, so it describes the town as one market. OMI records no rental figures here.
Housing here in excellent condition costs 21% more than ordinary condition — €1,020/m² against €840.
That gap is what the market charges for a place you don’t have to work on. It is not what the work would cost you — OMI prices property, not builders.
A detached house here averages €820/m², against €840 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.