Swiss people in Italy

The presence of Swiss people in Italy is especially on the border, Campione d'Italia and in Milan.^[1]

Swiss people in Italy

Total population
50,170, 8,153 of those without Italian citizenship (DFAE: 2020, ISTAT: 2020)
Regions with significant populations
Lombardy Tuscany Piedmont
Languages
Italian German French Romansh
Religion
Protestant Church Catholic Church

Numbers

In 2021 in Italy there are 8,153 regular citizens from Switzerland. The three cities with most number of Swiss people are: Milan, Rome and Florence.^[2]

Between 2008 and 2019 1,723 Swiss citizens acquired Italian citizenship.^[3]

Notable Swiss people in Italy

Michelle Hunziker

Stephan Lichtsteiner

Michel Morganella

• Oscar Collodo (1958), rugby footballer
• Michelle Hunziker (1977), television presenter, model, actress
• Stephan Lichtsteiner (1984), footballer
• Michel Morganella (1989), footballer

See also

• Italian immigration to Switzerland
• Swiss Italian

References

1. "Quei 50 mila svizzeri in Italia che nessuno accusa di "rubare" il lavoro" (in Italian). Redattoresociale.it. 16 February 2014. Retrieved 2014-02-16.
2. "Comuni Italiani". Comuni (in Italian). 11 January 2014. Archived from the original on 22 January 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
3. "Acquisition of citizenship eurostat".