Foreign residents in San Canzian d'Isonzo
San Canzian d'Isonzo, in the province of Gorizia, is home to 5 Russians — 0.08% of its 6,023 residents. That is the 1293rd-highest concentration of Russians of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 43rd within Friuli-Venezia Giulia.
Across the nationalities we track, San Canzian d'Isonzo counts 20 foreign residents in total, 0.33% of the population. The largest groups are Russians (5), Austrians (2), Spaniards (2).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Russians in San Canzian d'Isonzo has risen, from 4 to 5 (+25%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 9.6% of San Canzian d'Isonzo's population was born outside Italy — 6.3% outside the EU and 3.3% 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 | 0.08% |
| Austria | 2 | 0.03% |
| Spain | 2 | 0.03% |
| France | 2 | 0.03% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 0.03% |
| Brazil | 1 | 0.02% |
| Canada | 1 | 0.02% |
| Ireland | 1 | 0.02% |
| Japan | 1 | 0.02% |
| Mexico | 1 | 0.02% |
| Sweden | 1 | 0.02% |
| United States | 1 | 0.02% |
| Argentina | 0 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Belgium | 0 | 0.00% |
| Switzerland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Germany | 0 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 0 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Greece | 0 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 0 | 0.00% |
| Netherlands | 0 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 0 | 0.00% |
| Portugal | 0 | 0.00% |
| Venezuela | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 5,444 | 90.39% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 199 | 3.30% |
| Born outside the EU | 380 | 6.31% |
Russians 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 San Canzian d'Isonzo is well below the Gorizia average of €941/m². Averaged across 4 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
19 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 €748/m², against €701 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 6% 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.