Foreign residents in Vocca
Vocca, in the province of Vercelli, is home to 2 Swiss nationals — 1.26% of its 159 residents. That is notable for a comune of its size.
Across the nationalities we track, Vocca counts 6 foreign residents in total, 3.77% of the population. The largest groups are Swiss nationals (2), French nationals (2), South Koreans (2).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Swiss nationals in Vocca has risen, from 0 to 2.
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 6.3% of Vocca's population was born outside Italy — 4.4% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 2 | 1.26% |
| France | 2 | 1.26% |
| South Korea | 2 | 1.26% |
| Argentina | 0 | 0.00% |
| Austria | 0 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Belgium | 0 | 0.00% |
| Brazil | 0 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 0 | 0.00% |
| Germany | 0 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 0 | 0.00% |
| Spain | 0 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 0 | 0.00% |
| United Kingdom | 0 | 0.00% |
| Greece | 0 | 0.00% |
| Ireland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Japan | 0 | 0.00% |
| Mexico | 0 | 0.00% |
| Netherlands | 0 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 0 | 0.00% |
| Portugal | 0 | 0.00% |
| Russia | 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 | 149 | 93.71% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 3 | 1.89% |
| Born outside the EU | 7 | 4.40% |
Swiss nationals over time
Quality of life in Vercelli
Full BES profile for Vercelli →Vercelli on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
Buying in Vocca is below the Vercelli average of €759/m². Based on a single OMI micro-zone, so it describes the town as one market.
18.7 years of rent here equal the purchase price — below 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 €970/m², against €695 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 40% 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.