Foreign residents in Ceto
Ceto, in the province of Brescia, is home to 1 Swiss nationals — 0.06% of its 1,770 residents. That is the 535th-highest concentration of Swiss nationals of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 147th within Lombardia.
Across the nationalities we track, Ceto counts 4 foreign residents in total, 0.23% of the population. The largest groups are Swiss nationals (1), Germans (1), Greeks (1).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Swiss nationals in Ceto has held roughly steady, from 1 to 1 (+0%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 8.2% of Ceto's population was born outside Italy — 6.1% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 1 | 0.06% |
| Germany | 1 | 0.06% |
| Greece | 1 | 0.06% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 0.06% |
| Argentina | 0 | 0.00% |
| Austria | 0 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Belgium | 0 | 0.00% |
| Brazil | 0 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 0 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 0 | 0.00% |
| Spain | 0 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 0 | 0.00% |
| France | 0 | 0.00% |
| United Kingdom | 0 | 0.00% |
| Ireland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Japan | 0 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 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 | 1,625 | 91.81% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 37 | 2.09% |
| Born outside the EU | 108 | 6.10% |
Swiss nationals over time
Quality of life in Brescia
Full BES profile for Brescia →Brescia on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
Buying in Ceto is well below the Brescia average of €1,392/m². Based on a single OMI micro-zone, so it describes the town as one market.
25.3 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 32% more than ordinary condition — €1,085/m² against €820.
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 €905/m², against €820 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 10% 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.