Foreign residents in Casalmoro
Casalmoro, in the province of Mantova, is home to 5 Norwegians — 0.23% of its 2,215 residents. That is the 5th-highest concentration of Norwegians of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 1st within Lombardia.
Across the nationalities we track, Casalmoro counts 8 foreign residents in total, 0.36% of the population. The largest groups are Norwegians (5), Brazilians (1), Canadians (1).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Norwegians in Casalmoro has risen, from 0 to 5.
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 22.7% of Casalmoro's population was born outside Italy — 17.9% outside the EU and 4.8% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Norway | 5 | 0.23% |
| Brazil | 1 | 0.05% |
| Canada | 1 | 0.05% |
| Russia | 1 | 0.05% |
| Argentina | 0 | 0.00% |
| Austria | 0 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Belgium | 0 | 0.00% |
| Switzerland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Germany | 0 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 0 | 0.00% |
| Spain | 0 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 0 | 0.00% |
| France | 0 | 0.00% |
| United Kingdom | 0 | 0.00% |
| Greece | 0 | 0.00% |
| Ireland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Japan | 0 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 0 | 0.00% |
| Mexico | 0 | 0.00% |
| Netherlands | 0 | 0.00% |
| Portugal | 0 | 0.00% |
| Sweden | 0 | 0.00% |
| United States | 0 | 0.00% |
| Venezuela | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 1,713 | 77.34% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 106 | 4.79% |
| Born outside the EU | 396 | 17.88% |
Norwegians over time
Quality of life in Mantova
Full BES profile for Mantova →Mantova on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
Buying in Casalmoro is well below the Mantova average of €769/m². Averaged across 2 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
12.6 years of rent here equal the purchase price — well 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.
A detached house here averages €850/m², against €588 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 31% 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.