Foreign residents in Santa Cristina e Bissone
Santa Cristina e Bissone, in the province of Pavia, is home to 2 Russians — 0.11% of its 1,808 residents. That is the 814th-highest concentration of Russians of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 206th within Lombardia.
Across the nationalities we track, Santa Cristina e Bissone counts 3 foreign residents in total, 0.17% of the population. The largest groups are Russians (2), Spaniards (1).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Russians in Santa Cristina e Bissone has held roughly steady, from 2 to 2 (+0%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 13.2% of Santa Cristina e Bissone's population was born outside Italy — 9.6% outside the EU and 3.6% 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 | 2 | 0.11% |
| Spain | 1 | 0.06% |
| Argentina | 0 | 0.00% |
| Austria | 0 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Belgium | 0 | 0.00% |
| Brazil | 0 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 0 | 0.00% |
| Switzerland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Germany | 0 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 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% |
| United States | 0 | 0.00% |
| Venezuela | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 1,569 | 86.78% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 65 | 3.60% |
| Born outside the EU | 174 | 9.62% |
Russians over time
Quality of life in Pavia
Full BES profile for Pavia →Pavia on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
Buying in Santa Cristina e Bissone is below the Pavia average of €1,069/m². Based on a single OMI micro-zone, so it describes the town as one market. OMI records no rental figures here.
Housing here in excellent condition costs 27% more than ordinary condition — €1,095/m² against €865.
That gap is what the market charges for a place you don’t have to work on. It is not what the work would cost you — OMI prices property, not builders.
A detached house here averages €820/m², against €865 for an apartment.
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.