Foreign residents in Valtournenche
Valtournenche, in the province of Valle d'Aosta/Vallée d'Aoste, is home to 16 Swedes — 0.73% of its 2,189 residents. That is the 1st-highest concentration of Swedes of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 1st within Valle d'Aosta/Vallée d'Aoste.
Across the nationalities we track, Valtournenche counts 50 foreign residents in total, 2.28% of the population. The largest groups are Swedes (16), Britons (6), French nationals (5).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Swedes in Valtournenche has risen, from 8 to 16 (+100%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 15.5% of Valtournenche's population was born outside Italy — 10.3% outside the EU and 5.2% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 16 | 0.73% |
| United Kingdom | 6 | 0.27% |
| France | 5 | 0.23% |
| Argentina | 4 | 0.18% |
| Germany | 4 | 0.18% |
| Brazil | 3 | 0.14% |
| Spain | 3 | 0.14% |
| Russia | 2 | 0.09% |
| Austria | 1 | 0.05% |
| Belgium | 1 | 0.05% |
| Finland | 1 | 0.05% |
| Greece | 1 | 0.05% |
| Japan | 1 | 0.05% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 0.05% |
| Portugal | 1 | 0.05% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 0 | 0.00% |
| Switzerland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 0 | 0.00% |
| Ireland | 0 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 0 | 0.00% |
| Mexico | 0 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 0 | 0.00% |
| United States | 0 | 0.00% |
| Venezuela | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 1,849 | 84.47% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 114 | 5.21% |
| Born outside the EU | 226 | 10.32% |
Swedes over time
Quality of life in Aosta
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Property prices
Buying in Valtournenche is far above the Valle d'Aosta/Vallée d'Aoste average of €1,740/m². Averaged across 5 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
33.5 years of rent here equal the purchase price — well 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.
Housing here in excellent condition costs 25% more than ordinary condition — €4,257/m² against €3,400.
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 €2,617/m², against €3,400 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 5% less 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.