Foreign residents in Rocchetta Palafea
Rocchetta Palafea, in the province of Asti, is home to 6 Swiss nationals — 1.81% of its 331 residents. That is notable for a comune of its size.
Across the nationalities we track, Rocchetta Palafea counts 14 foreign residents in total, 4.23% of the population. The largest groups are Swiss nationals (6), Norwegians (4), Americans (2).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Swiss nationals in Rocchetta Palafea has risen, from 1 to 6 (+500%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 13.9% of Rocchetta Palafea's population was born outside Italy — 9.1% outside the EU and 4.8% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 6 | 1.81% |
| Norway | 4 | 1.21% |
| United States | 2 | 0.60% |
| France | 1 | 0.30% |
| Russia | 1 | 0.30% |
| Argentina | 0 | 0.00% |
| Austria | 0 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Belgium | 0 | 0.00% |
| Brazil | 0 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 0 | 0.00% |
| Germany | 0 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 0 | 0.00% |
| Spain | 0 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 0 | 0.00% |
| United Kingdom | 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% |
| Portugal | 0 | 0.00% |
| Sweden | 0 | 0.00% |
| Venezuela | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 285 | 86.10% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 16 | 4.83% |
| Born outside the EU | 30 | 9.06% |
Swiss nationals over time
Quality of life in Asti
Full BES profile for Asti →Asti on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
Buying in Rocchetta Palafea is well below the Asti average of €644/m². Averaged across 2 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
20.3 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 €619/m², against €450 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 39% 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.