Foreign residents in Saint-Marcel
Saint-Marcel, in the province of Valle d'Aosta/Vallée d'Aoste, is home to 5 Russians — 0.39% of its 1,296 residents. That is the 61st-highest concentration of Russians of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 1st within Valle d'Aosta/Vallée d'Aoste.
Across the nationalities we track, Saint-Marcel counts 11 foreign residents in total, 0.85% of the population. The largest groups are Russians (5), Americans (3), French nationals (2).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Russians in Saint-Marcel has held roughly steady, from 5 to 5 (+0%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 7.9% of Saint-Marcel's population was born outside Italy — 4.9% outside the EU and 2.9% 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 | 5 | 0.39% |
| United States | 3 | 0.23% |
| France | 2 | 0.15% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 0.08% |
| 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% |
| Norway | 0 | 0.00% |
| Portugal | 0 | 0.00% |
| Sweden | 0 | 0.00% |
| Venezuela | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 1,194 | 92.13% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 38 | 2.93% |
| Born outside the EU | 64 | 4.94% |
Russians over time
Quality of life in Aosta
Full BES profile for Aosta →Aosta on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
Buying in Saint-Marcel is well below the Valle d'Aosta/Vallée d'Aoste average of €1,740/m². Based on a single OMI micro-zone, so it describes the town as one market.
35.3 years of rent here equal the purchase price — well 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 €1,650/m², against €1,375 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 20% 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.