Foreign residents in Bovisio-Masciago
Bovisio-Masciago, in the province of Monza e della Brianza, is home to 17 Brazilians — 0.10% of its 16,855 residents. That is the 1581st-highest concentration of Brazilians of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 532nd within Lombardia.
Across the nationalities we track, Bovisio-Masciago counts 84 foreign residents in total, 0.50% of the population. The largest groups are Brazilians (17), French nationals (12), Spaniards (11).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Brazilians in Bovisio-Masciago has fallen, from 26 to 17 (-35%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 10.2% of Bovisio-Masciago's population was born outside Italy — 8.1% outside the EU and 2.1% elsewhere in the EU. ISTAT does not publish this broken down by specific country at comune level, so it isn't directly comparable to the per-nationality citizenship figures above.
Population over time
By nationality
| Nationality | Citizens | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 17 | 0.10% |
| France | 12 | 0.07% |
| Spain | 11 | 0.07% |
| Russia | 10 | 0.06% |
| Argentina | 5 | 0.03% |
| Germany | 5 | 0.03% |
| Portugal | 5 | 0.03% |
| Greece | 4 | 0.02% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 0.02% |
| Japan | 3 | 0.02% |
| Mexico | 2 | 0.01% |
| United States | 2 | 0.01% |
| Venezuela | 2 | 0.01% |
| Austria | 1 | 0.01% |
| Denmark | 1 | 0.01% |
| Finland | 1 | 0.01% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Belgium | 0 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 0 | 0.00% |
| Switzerland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Ireland | 0 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 0 | 0.00% |
| Netherlands | 0 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 0 | 0.00% |
| Sweden | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 15,131 | 89.77% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 359 | 2.13% |
| Born outside the EU | 1,365 | 8.10% |
Brazilians over time
Quality of life in Monza e della Brianza
Full BES profile for Monza e della Brianza →Monza e della Brianza on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
Buying in Bovisio-Masciago is below the Monza e della Brianza average of €1,750/m². Averaged across 3 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
18.9 years of rent here equal the purchase price — below the national median of 22.2 years.
A ratio between two OMI prices, not a return on investment. It leaves out purchase taxes, IMU, maintenance, financing and the months a place sits empty — all of which push the real figure up. Useful for the question it does answer: whether this town looks expensive to buy relative to what renting in it costs.
Housing here in excellent condition costs 35% more than ordinary condition — €2,007/m² against €1,483.
That gap is what the market charges for a place you don’t have to work on. It is not what the work would cost you — OMI prices property, not builders.
A detached house here averages €1,433/m², against €1,483 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 3% less per square metre.
OMI prices “Ville e Villini” separately from the apartments every other figure on this page describes. Nationally a house costs about 14% more per square metre, but in 450 comuni it costs less — worth checking rather than assuming.