Foreign residents in San Marcello
San Marcello, in the province of Ancona, is home to 3 Britons — 0.15% of its 2,015 residents. That is the 506th-highest concentration of Britons of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 37th within Marche.
Across the nationalities we track, San Marcello counts 13 foreign residents in total, 0.65% of the population. The largest groups are Britons (3), Brazilians (2), Germans (2).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Britons in San Marcello has fallen, from 5 to 3 (-40%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 5.9% of San Marcello's population was born outside Italy — 3.5% outside the EU and 2.4% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 3 | 0.15% |
| Brazil | 2 | 0.10% |
| Germany | 2 | 0.10% |
| Spain | 2 | 0.10% |
| Russia | 2 | 0.10% |
| Argentina | 1 | 0.05% |
| France | 1 | 0.05% |
| Austria | 0 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Belgium | 0 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 0 | 0.00% |
| Switzerland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 0 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 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 | 1,896 | 94.09% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 48 | 2.38% |
| Born outside the EU | 71 | 3.52% |
Britons over time
Quality of life in Ancona
Full BES profile for Ancona →Ancona on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
Buying in San Marcello is well below the Ancona average of €1,117/m². Averaged across 2 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
22.6 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 €850/m², against €773 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 10% 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.