Foreign residents in Varano de' Melegari
Varano de' Melegari, in the province of Parma, is home to 3 Britons — 0.12% of its 2,588 residents. That is the 648th-highest concentration of Britons of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 37th within Emilia-Romagna.
Across the nationalities we track, Varano de' Melegari counts 12 foreign residents in total, 0.46% of the population. The largest groups are Britons (3), Argentinians (2), French nationals (2).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Britons in Varano de' Melegari has risen, from 2 to 3 (+50%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 10.0% of Varano de' Melegari's population was born outside Italy — 7.8% outside the EU and 2.2% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 3 | 0.12% |
| Argentina | 2 | 0.08% |
| France | 2 | 0.08% |
| Brazil | 1 | 0.04% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 0.04% |
| Germany | 1 | 0.04% |
| Spain | 1 | 0.04% |
| Russia | 1 | 0.04% |
| Austria | 0 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Belgium | 0 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 0 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 0 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 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 | 2,328 | 89.95% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 58 | 2.24% |
| Born outside the EU | 202 | 7.81% |
Britons over time
Quality of life in Parma
Full BES profile for Parma →Parma on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
Buying in Varano de' Melegari is far below the Parma average of €1,230/m². Averaged across 2 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
22.5 years of rent here equal the purchase price, close to 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 €720/m², against €364 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 32% 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.