Foreign residents in Zumaglia
Zumaglia, in the province of Biella, is home to 1 Brazilians — 0.10% of its 961 residents. That is notable for a comune of its size.
Across the nationalities we track, Zumaglia counts 3 foreign residents in total, 0.31% of the population. The largest groups are Brazilians (1), Russians (1), Americans (1).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Brazilians in Zumaglia has risen, from 0 to 1.
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 5.8% of Zumaglia's population was born outside Italy — 2.7% outside the EU and 3.1% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 1 | 0.10% |
| Russia | 1 | 0.10% |
| United States | 1 | 0.10% |
| Argentina | 0 | 0.00% |
| 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% |
| United Kingdom | 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% |
| Venezuela | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 905 | 94.17% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 30 | 3.12% |
| Born outside the EU | 26 | 2.71% |
Brazilians over time
Quality of life in Biella
Full BES profile for Biella →Biella on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
Buying in Zumaglia is well below the Biella average of €566/m². Based on a single OMI micro-zone, so it describes the town as one market.
12.7 years of rent here equal the purchase price — well 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 €715/m², against €435 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 64% 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.