Foreign residents in Piacenza province
Data as of 2026-08-09
The province of Piacenza is home to 387 Brazilians — 0.14% of its 286,452 residents, across 46 comuni.
Across the nationalities we track, the province counts 1,597 foreign residents in total, 0.56% of the population. The largest groups are Brazilians (387), Russians (215), French nationals (158).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Brazilians in the province has risen, from 295 to 387 (+31%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 19.1% of the province's population was born outside Italy — 16.2% outside the EU and 2.9% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 387 | 0.14% |
| Russia | 215 | 0.08% |
| France | 158 | 0.06% |
| Spain | 150 | 0.05% |
| Venezuela | 125 | 0.04% |
| United Kingdom | 94 | 0.03% |
| Germany | 78 | 0.03% |
| Argentina | 56 | 0.02% |
| United States | 40 | 0.01% |
| Greece | 38 | 0.01% |
| South Korea | 33 | 0.01% |
| Portugal | 33 | 0.01% |
| Japan | 31 | 0.01% |
| Mexico | 31 | 0.01% |
| Switzerland | 27 | 0.01% |
| Netherlands | 27 | 0.01% |
| Belgium | 16 | 0.01% |
| Austria | 15 | 0.01% |
| Denmark | 9 | 0.00% |
| Ireland | 9 | 0.00% |
| Sweden | 7 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 6 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 4 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 4 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 4 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 231,695 | 80.88% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 8,343 | 2.91% |
| Born outside the EU | 46,414 | 16.20% |
Brazilians over time
Top 25 comuni by Brazilians share
- Travo0.40%
- Castelvetro Piacentino0.34%
- Sarmato0.34%
- Villanova sull'Arda0.30%
- Gragnano Trebbiense0.29%
- Ziano Piacentino0.24%
- Monticelli d'Ongina0.23%
- Caorso0.21%
- Agazzano0.20%
- Pianello Val Tidone0.18%
- Gropparello0.18%
- Alta Val Tidone0.17%
- Vigolzone0.17%
- Piacenza0.16%
- Carpaneto Piacentino0.14%
- Borgonovo Val Tidone0.12%
- Alseno0.11%
- Castel San Giovanni0.10%
- Rottofreno0.10%
- Pontenure0.09%
- Ponte dell'Olio0.09%
- Rivergaro0.08%
- Cadeo0.08%
- Podenzano0.08%
- Bettola0.08%
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