Foreign residents in San Pietro in Cerro
San Pietro in Cerro, in the province of Piacenza, is home to 3 Swiss nationals — 0.39% of its 773 residents. That is notable for a comune of its size.
Across the nationalities we track, San Pietro in Cerro counts 5 foreign residents in total, 0.65% of the population. The largest groups are Swiss nationals (3), Russians (1), Americans (1).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Swiss nationals in San Pietro in Cerro has held roughly steady, from 3 to 3 (+0%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 11.9% of San Pietro in Cerro's population was born outside Italy — 9.8% outside the EU and 2.1% 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 | 3 | 0.39% |
| Russia | 1 | 0.13% |
| United States | 1 | 0.13% |
| 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% |
| France | 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 | 681 | 88.10% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 16 | 2.07% |
| Born outside the EU | 76 | 9.83% |
Swiss nationals over time
Quality of life in Piacenza
Full BES profile for Piacenza →Piacenza on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
Buying in San Pietro in Cerro is well below the Piacenza average of €952/m². Averaged across 2 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
24.6 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 €838/m², against €680 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 23% 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.