All things you need to know about living in the province of Alessandria
The province of Alessandria is home to 471 Brazilians: 0.12% of its 407,202 residents, across 187 comuni.
ISTAT counts 51,386 residents with a foreign citizenship in the province, 12.62% of the population. The largest groups among the nationalities we follow most closely are Brazilians (471), Russians (461), French nationals (226).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Brazilians in the province has risen, from 352 to 471 (+34%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 15.3% of the province's population was born outside Italy: 11.6% outside the EU and 3.7% elsewhere in the EU. This broad-group split isn't comparable per-nationality to the citizenship figures above. See about the data.
By nationality
| Nationality | Citizens | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Romania | 12,367 | 3.04% |
| Albania | 7,659 | 1.88% |
| Ukraine | 1,964 | 0.48% |
| Brazil | 471 | 0.12% |
| Russia | 461 | 0.11% |
| Poland | 422 | 0.10% |
| Bulgaria | 336 | 0.08% |
| France | 226 | 0.06% |
| United Kingdom | 217 | 0.05% |
| Venezuela | 199 | 0.05% |
| Germany | 194 | 0.05% |
| Argentina | 192 | 0.05% |
| Spain | 187 | 0.05% |
| Netherlands | 179 | 0.04% |
| United States | 135 | 0.03% |
| Lithuania | 128 | 0.03% |
| Switzerland | 123 | 0.03% |
| Croatia | 78 | 0.02% |
| Hungary | 53 | 0.01% |
| Portugal | 50 | 0.01% |
| Mexico | 49 | 0.01% |
| Belgium | 47 | 0.01% |
| Ireland | 46 | 0.01% |
| Greece | 45 | 0.01% |
| Slovakia | 38 | 0.01% |
| Czechia | 36 | 0.01% |
| Japan | 35 | 0.01% |
| Latvia | 31 | 0.01% |
| Austria | 19 | 0.00% |
| Sweden | 17 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 15 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 14 | 0.00% |
| Estonia | 12 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 11 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 10 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 9 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 8 | 0.00% |
| Malta | 4 | 0.00% |
| Slovenia | 4 | 0.00% |
| Cyprus | 1 | 0.00% |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 344,882 | 84.70% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 15,234 | 3.74% |
| Born outside the EU | 47,086 | 11.56% |
Brazilians over time
Top 25 comuni by Brazilians share
- Predosa1.00%
- Cerrina Monferrato0.71%
- Murisengo Monferrato0.71%
- Ponzone0.49%
- Gabiano0.39%
- Ticineto0.30%
- Tagliolo Monferrato0.27%
- Melazzo0.25%
- Vignole Borbera0.24%
- Rivalta Bormida0.22%
- Arquata Scrivia0.21%
- Serravalle Scrivia0.20%
- Silvano d'Orba0.16%
- Molare0.15%
- Bosco Marengo0.14%
- Stazzano0.13%
- Alessandria0.13%
- Novi Ligure0.12%
- Casale Monferrato0.12%
- Pontecurone0.11%
- Capriata d'Orba0.11%
- Valenza0.11%
- Tortona0.11%
- Basaluzzo0.10%
- Viguzzolo0.10%
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Seismic zones of its comuni
A province has no seismic zone of its own: each of its comuni has one. Here is how the 187 comuni of Alessandria are classified.
- Zone 1 (highest hazard)0
- Zone 20
- Zone 3127
- Zone 4 (lowest hazard)60
Counts are comuni, not residents or land area. The zone is the legal classification each Region gave its comuni, not a forecast and not a verdict on any building. It has nothing to do with the 7% pensioner regime’s “seismic” routes, which depend on the 2009 and 2016–17 earthquake areas, not on a comune’s zone. See the map →