Foreign residents in Bressanone/Brixen
Bressanone/Brixen, in the province of Bolzano/Bozen, is home to 342 Germans — 1.48% of its 23,108 residents. That is the 19th-highest concentration of Germans of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 9th within Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol.
Across the nationalities we track, Bressanone/Brixen counts 594 foreign residents in total, 2.57% of the population. The largest groups are Germans (342), Austrians (131), Russians (19).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Germans in Bressanone/Brixen has risen, from 290 to 342 (+18%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 17.4% of Bressanone/Brixen's population was born outside Italy — 11.0% outside the EU and 6.4% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 342 | 1.48% |
| Austria | 131 | 0.57% |
| Russia | 19 | 0.08% |
| Spain | 15 | 0.06% |
| Brazil | 14 | 0.06% |
| France | 10 | 0.04% |
| Netherlands | 10 | 0.04% |
| Switzerland | 8 | 0.03% |
| United Kingdom | 8 | 0.03% |
| Argentina | 7 | 0.03% |
| Mexico | 7 | 0.03% |
| United States | 6 | 0.03% |
| Venezuela | 5 | 0.02% |
| Belgium | 3 | 0.01% |
| Portugal | 3 | 0.01% |
| Sweden | 2 | 0.01% |
| Australia | 1 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 1 | 0.00% |
| Greece | 1 | 0.00% |
| Japan | 1 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 0 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 0 | 0.00% |
| Ireland | 0 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 0 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 19,089 | 82.61% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 1,476 | 6.39% |
| Born outside the EU | 2,543 | 11.00% |
Germans over time
Quality of life in Bolzano/Bozen
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Property prices
Buying in Bressanone/Brixen is below the Bolzano/Bozen average of €2,894/m². Averaged across 8 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
26.2 years of rent here equal the purchase price — above 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 22% more than ordinary condition — €3,229/m² against €2,647.
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 €2,804/m², against €2,647 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 9% more 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.