All things you need to know about living in the province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola
The province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola is home to 244 Germans: 0.16% of its 153,283 residents, across 74 comuni.
ISTAT counts 10,586 residents with a foreign citizenship in the province, 6.91% of the population. The largest groups among the nationalities we follow most closely are Germans (244), Russians (231), Swiss nationals (223).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Germans in the province has risen, from 240 to 244 (+2%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 11.2% of the province's population was born outside Italy: 9.2% outside the EU and 2.0% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 1,959 | 1.28% |
| Romania | 1,236 | 0.81% |
| Albania | 546 | 0.36% |
| Germany | 244 | 0.16% |
| Russia | 231 | 0.15% |
| Switzerland | 223 | 0.15% |
| France | 131 | 0.09% |
| Brazil | 126 | 0.08% |
| Spain | 101 | 0.07% |
| United Kingdom | 99 | 0.06% |
| Bulgaria | 64 | 0.04% |
| Poland | 61 | 0.04% |
| Netherlands | 55 | 0.04% |
| Portugal | 45 | 0.03% |
| Argentina | 43 | 0.03% |
| United States | 42 | 0.03% |
| Slovakia | 29 | 0.02% |
| Belgium | 28 | 0.02% |
| Austria | 25 | 0.02% |
| Venezuela | 23 | 0.02% |
| Hungary | 21 | 0.01% |
| Croatia | 18 | 0.01% |
| Czechia | 15 | 0.01% |
| Latvia | 15 | 0.01% |
| Japan | 12 | 0.01% |
| Mexico | 12 | 0.01% |
| Sweden | 12 | 0.01% |
| Greece | 10 | 0.01% |
| Lithuania | 9 | 0.01% |
| Slovenia | 8 | 0.01% |
| Australia | 6 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 6 | 0.00% |
| Ireland | 6 | 0.00% |
| Malta | 6 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 5 | 0.00% |
| Cyprus | 4 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 4 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 3 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 2 | 0.00% |
| Estonia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Luxembourg | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 136,166 | 88.83% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 3,029 | 1.98% |
| Born outside the EU | 14,088 | 9.19% |
Germans over time
Top 25 comuni by Germans share
- Cannobio0.48%
- Gignese0.46%
- Ghiffa0.40%
- Arizzano0.36%
- Stresa0.35%
- Montecrestese0.24%
- Vignone0.17%
- San Bernardino Verbano0.16%
- Baveno0.15%
- Crevoladossola0.14%
- Verbania0.11%
- Varzo0.10%
- Pallanzeno0.09%
- Domodossola0.08%
- Santa Maria Maggiore0.08%
- Malesco0.07%
- Beura-Cardezza0.07%
- Masera0.07%
- Cambiasca0.06%
- Vogogna0.06%
- Omegna0.06%
- Gravellona Toce0.04%
- Villadossola0.03%
- Casale Corte Cerro0.00%
- Crodo0.00%
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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 74 comuni of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola are classified.
- Zone 1 (highest hazard)0
- Zone 20
- Zone 328
- Zone 4 (lowest hazard)46
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 →