Foreign residents in Valle Salimbene
Valle Salimbene, in the province of Pavia, is home to 3 Americans — 0.21% of its 1,452 residents. That is the 108th-highest concentration of Americans of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 11th within Lombardia.
Across the nationalities we track, Valle Salimbene counts 5 foreign residents in total, 0.34% of the population. The largest groups are Americans (3), Canadians (1), Portuguese nationals (1).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Americans in Valle Salimbene has risen, from 0 to 3.
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 10.8% of Valle Salimbene's population was born outside Italy — 8.3% outside the EU and 2.5% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 0.21% |
| Canada | 1 | 0.07% |
| Portugal | 1 | 0.07% |
| Argentina | 0 | 0.00% |
| Austria | 0 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Belgium | 0 | 0.00% |
| Brazil | 0 | 0.00% |
| Switzerland | 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% |
| Russia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Sweden | 0 | 0.00% |
| Venezuela | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 1,295 | 89.19% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 37 | 2.55% |
| Born outside the EU | 120 | 8.26% |
Americans 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 Valle Salimbene is 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 22% more than ordinary condition — €1,098/m² against €903.
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 €903 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.