All things you need to know about living in the province of Ascoli Piceno
The province of Ascoli Piceno is home to 210 Russians: 0.10% of its 200,497 residents, across 33 comuni.
ISTAT counts 14,319 residents with a foreign citizenship in the province, 7.14% of the population. The largest groups among the nationalities we follow most closely are Russians (210), Argentinians (185), Brazilians (182).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Russians in the province has risen, from 188 to 210 (+12%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 11.1% of the province's population was born outside Italy: 8.3% outside the EU and 2.8% 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 | 2,323 | 1.16% |
| Albania | 2,146 | 1.07% |
| Poland | 641 | 0.32% |
| Ukraine | 598 | 0.30% |
| Russia | 210 | 0.10% |
| Argentina | 185 | 0.09% |
| Brazil | 182 | 0.09% |
| Germany | 147 | 0.07% |
| Bulgaria | 118 | 0.06% |
| United Kingdom | 114 | 0.06% |
| Venezuela | 112 | 0.06% |
| Netherlands | 90 | 0.04% |
| Spain | 63 | 0.03% |
| Slovakia | 49 | 0.02% |
| Czechia | 38 | 0.02% |
| France | 37 | 0.02% |
| United States | 35 | 0.02% |
| Belgium | 32 | 0.02% |
| Hungary | 32 | 0.02% |
| Lithuania | 31 | 0.02% |
| Portugal | 19 | 0.01% |
| Greece | 18 | 0.01% |
| Japan | 15 | 0.01% |
| Croatia | 14 | 0.01% |
| Austria | 12 | 0.01% |
| Switzerland | 12 | 0.01% |
| Latvia | 12 | 0.01% |
| Canada | 8 | 0.00% |
| Estonia | 7 | 0.00% |
| Ireland | 7 | 0.00% |
| Sweden | 6 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 5 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 5 | 0.00% |
| Mexico | 5 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 2 | 0.00% |
| Malta | 2 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 2 | 0.00% |
| Slovenia | 2 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 1 | 0.00% |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 0.00% |
| Cyprus | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 178,323 | 88.94% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 5,530 | 2.76% |
| Born outside the EU | 16,644 | 8.30% |
Russians over time
Top 25 comuni by Russians share
- Carassai0.59%
- San Benedetto del Tronto0.23%
- Grottammare0.18%
- Ripatransone0.17%
- Montefiore dell'Aso0.16%
- Acquaviva Picena0.14%
- Castorano0.13%
- Offida0.13%
- Spinetoli0.07%
- Monsampolo del Tronto0.07%
- Cupra Marittima0.06%
- Venarotta0.05%
- Monteprandone0.05%
- Maltignano0.05%
- Acquasanta Terme0.04%
- Comunanza0.03%
- Ascoli Piceno0.03%
- Castel di Lama0.02%
- Folignano0.02%
- Appignano del Tronto0.00%
- Castignano0.00%
- Colli del Tronto0.00%
- Force0.00%
- Massignano0.00%
- Montalto delle Marche0.00%
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Compare Ascoli Piceno with other provinces →See Ascoli Piceno against all 107 on cost and quality →
Tax regimes
21 of Ascoli Piceno’s 33 comuni qualify for the 7% pensioner regime — 64% of the province’s towns, but 25% of the people who live in it.
The two differ because the regime caps comune size: the towns it excludes are the biggest ones. Where you’d actually be living matters more than how many towns are on the list.
Which towns, and how the 7% pensioner regime works →Seismic zones of its comuni
A province has no seismic zone of its own: each of its comuni has one. Here is how the 33 comuni of Ascoli Piceno are classified.
- Zone 1 (highest hazard)1
- Zone 232
- Zone 30
- Zone 4 (lowest hazard)0
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 →