Foreign residents in Sarmato
Sarmato, in the province of Piacenza, is home to 10 Brazilians — 0.34% of its 2,967 residents. That is the 163rd-highest concentration of Brazilians of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 4th within Emilia-Romagna.
Across the nationalities we track, Sarmato counts 16 foreign residents in total, 0.54% of the population. The largest groups are Brazilians (10), Greeks (5), French nationals (1).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Brazilians in Sarmato has risen, from 2 to 10 (+400%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 21.1% of Sarmato's population was born outside Italy — 16.3% outside the EU and 4.7% 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 | 10 | 0.34% |
| Greece | 5 | 0.17% |
| France | 1 | 0.03% |
| 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% |
| 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% |
| Russia | 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 | 2,342 | 78.93% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 140 | 4.72% |
| Born outside the EU | 485 | 16.35% |
Brazilians 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 Sarmato is below the Piacenza average of €952/m². Averaged across 3 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
24.9 years of rent here equal the purchase price — above 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 €975/m², against €847 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 13% 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.