Foreign residents in Verceia
Verceia, in the province of Sondrio, is home to 2 Argentinians — 0.19% of its 1,080 residents. That is the 216th-highest concentration of Argentinians of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 18th within Lombardia.
Across the nationalities we track, Verceia counts 8 foreign residents in total, 0.74% of the population. The largest groups are Argentinians (2), Britons (2), Russians (2).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Argentinians in Verceia has risen, from 0 to 2.
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 7.9% of Verceia's population was born outside Italy — 6.8% outside the EU and 1.1% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 2 | 0.19% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 0.19% |
| Russia | 2 | 0.19% |
| Brazil | 1 | 0.09% |
| Ireland | 1 | 0.09% |
| 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% |
| France | 0 | 0.00% |
| Greece | 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 | 995 | 92.13% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 12 | 1.11% |
| Born outside the EU | 73 | 6.76% |
Argentinians over time
Quality of life in Sondrio
Full BES profile for Sondrio →Sondrio on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
Buying in Verceia is well below the Sondrio average of €1,483/m². Based on a single OMI micro-zone, so it describes the town as one market.
22.8 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.
Housing here in excellent condition costs 27% more than ordinary condition — €1,275/m² against €1,000.
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 €1,075/m², against €1,000 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 7% 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.