Foreign residents in Romans d'Isonzo
Romans d'Isonzo, in the province of Gorizia, is home to 5 Austrians — 0.14% of its 3,565 residents. That is the 125th-highest concentration of Austrians of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 12th within Friuli-Venezia Giulia.
Across the nationalities we track, Romans d'Isonzo counts 16 foreign residents in total, 0.45% of the population. The largest groups are Austrians (5), Germans (2), Russians (2).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Austrians in Romans d'Isonzo has risen, from 2 to 5 (+150%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 9.0% of Romans d'Isonzo's population was born outside Italy — 5.8% outside the EU and 3.2% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Austria | 5 | 0.14% |
| Germany | 2 | 0.06% |
| Russia | 2 | 0.06% |
| Argentina | 1 | 0.03% |
| Belgium | 1 | 0.03% |
| Brazil | 1 | 0.03% |
| France | 1 | 0.03% |
| Portugal | 1 | 0.03% |
| United States | 1 | 0.03% |
| Venezuela | 1 | 0.03% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 0 | 0.00% |
| Switzerland | 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% |
| Norway | 0 | 0.00% |
| Sweden | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 3,244 | 91.00% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 114 | 3.20% |
| Born outside the EU | 207 | 5.81% |
Austrians over time
Quality of life in Gorizia
Full BES profile for Gorizia →Gorizia on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
Buying in Romans d'Isonzo is well below the Gorizia average of €941/m². Averaged across 2 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
18.1 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 €813/m², against €743 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 9% 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.