Foreign residents in Santa Margherita di Staffora
Santa Margherita di Staffora, in the province of Pavia, is home to 1 Brazilians — 0.23% of its 426 residents. That is notable for a comune of its size.
Across the nationalities we track, Santa Margherita di Staffora counts 3 foreign residents in total, 0.70% of the population. The largest groups are Brazilians (1), French nationals (1), Russians (1).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Brazilians in Santa Margherita di Staffora has held roughly steady, from 1 to 1 (+0%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 6.6% of Santa Margherita di Staffora's population was born outside Italy — 3.5% outside the EU and 3.1% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 1 | 0.23% |
| France | 1 | 0.23% |
| Russia | 1 | 0.23% |
| Argentina | 0 | 0.00% |
| Austria | 0 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Belgium | 0 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 0 | 0.00% |
| Switzerland | 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% |
| United States | 0 | 0.00% |
| Venezuela | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 398 | 93.43% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 13 | 3.05% |
| Born outside the EU | 15 | 3.52% |
Brazilians 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 Margherita di Staffora is well 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 20% more than ordinary condition — €855/m² against €715.
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 €715 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.