Foreign residents in Val di Nizza
Val di Nizza, in the province of Pavia, is home to 2 Germans — 0.35% of its 575 residents. That is notable for a comune of its size.
Across the nationalities we track, Val di Nizza counts 4 foreign residents in total, 0.70% of the population. The largest groups are Germans (2), Brazilians (1), Swedes (1).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Germans in Val di Nizza has risen, from 1 to 2 (+100%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 12.3% of Val di Nizza's population was born outside Italy — 8.5% outside the EU and 3.8% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2 | 0.35% |
| Brazil | 1 | 0.17% |
| Sweden | 1 | 0.17% |
| Argentina | 0 | 0.00% |
| Austria | 0 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Belgium | 0 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 0 | 0.00% |
| Switzerland | 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% |
| Russia | 0 | 0.00% |
| United States | 0 | 0.00% |
| Venezuela | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 504 | 87.65% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 22 | 3.83% |
| Born outside the EU | 49 | 8.52% |
Germans 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 Val di Nizza is well below the Pavia average of €1,069/m². Averaged across 2 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town. OMI records no rental figures here.
Housing here in excellent condition costs 4% more than ordinary condition — €845/m² against €810.
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 €810 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.