Foreign residents in Castelgerundo
Castelgerundo, in the province of Lodi, is home to 2 South Koreans — 0.14% of its 1,448 residents. That is the 7th-highest concentration of South Koreans of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 7th within Lombardia.
Across the nationalities we track, Castelgerundo counts 5 foreign residents in total, 0.35% of the population. The largest groups are South Koreans (2), Brazilians (1), French nationals (1).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of South Koreans in Castelgerundo has held roughly steady, from 2 to 2 (+0%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 10.8% of Castelgerundo's population was born outside Italy — 9.5% outside the EU and 1.3% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| South Korea | 2 | 0.14% |
| Brazil | 1 | 0.07% |
| France | 1 | 0.07% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 0.07% |
| Argentina | 0 | 0.00% |
| Austria | 0 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Belgium | 0 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 0 | 0.00% |
| Switzerland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Germany | 0 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 0 | 0.00% |
| Spain | 0 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 0 | 0.00% |
| United Kingdom | 0 | 0.00% |
| Greece | 0 | 0.00% |
| Ireland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Japan | 0 | 0.00% |
| Mexico | 0 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 0 | 0.00% |
| Portugal | 0 | 0.00% |
| Russia | 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 | 1,292 | 89.23% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 19 | 1.31% |
| Born outside the EU | 137 | 9.46% |
South Koreans over time
Quality of life in Lodi
Full BES profile for Lodi →Lodi on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
Buying in Castelgerundo is well below the Lodi average of €1,288/m². Averaged across 3 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
17.2 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.
A detached house here averages €980/m², against €982 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — the two cost about the same 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.