Foreign residents in Vernasca
Vernasca, in the province of Piacenza, is home to 5 Britons — 0.25% of its 2,017 residents. That is the 250th-highest concentration of Britons of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 5th within Emilia-Romagna.
Across the nationalities we track, Vernasca counts 18 foreign residents in total, 0.89% of the population. The largest groups are Britons (5), Australians (3), French nationals (3).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Britons in Vernasca has risen, from 4 to 5 (+25%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 10.6% of Vernasca's population was born outside Italy — 8.7% outside the EU and 1.9% 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 | 5 | 0.25% |
| Australia | 3 | 0.15% |
| France | 3 | 0.15% |
| Brazil | 1 | 0.05% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 0.05% |
| Germany | 1 | 0.05% |
| Denmark | 1 | 0.05% |
| Russia | 1 | 0.05% |
| United States | 1 | 0.05% |
| Venezuela | 1 | 0.05% |
| Argentina | 0 | 0.00% |
| Austria | 0 | 0.00% |
| Belgium | 0 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 0 | 0.00% |
| Spain | 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% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 1,804 | 89.44% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 38 | 1.88% |
| Born outside the EU | 175 | 8.68% |
Britons over time
Quality of life in Piacenza
Full BES profile for Piacenza →Piacenza on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
Buying in Vernasca is well below the Piacenza average of €952/m². Averaged across 2 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
25 years of rent here equal the purchase price — 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.
A detached house here averages €793/m², against €635 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 25% 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.