Foreign residents in Dossena
Dossena, in the province of Bergamo, is home to 2 French nationals — 0.23% of its 881 residents. That is notable for a comune of its size.
Across the nationalities we track, Dossena counts 5 foreign residents in total, 0.57% of the population. The largest groups are French nationals (2), Argentinians (1), Germans (1).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of French nationals in Dossena has risen, from 1 to 2 (+100%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 2.8% of Dossena's population was born outside Italy — 1.5% outside the EU and 1.4% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| France | 2 | 0.23% |
| Argentina | 1 | 0.11% |
| Germany | 1 | 0.11% |
| Russia | 1 | 0.11% |
| Austria | 0 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Belgium | 0 | 0.00% |
| Brazil | 0 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 0 | 0.00% |
| Switzerland | 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% |
| South Korea | 0 | 0.00% |
| Mexico | 0 | 0.00% |
| Netherlands | 0 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 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 | 856 | 97.16% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 12 | 1.36% |
| Born outside the EU | 13 | 1.48% |
French nationals over time
Quality of life in Bergamo
Full BES profile for Bergamo →Bergamo on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
Buying in Dossena is well below the Bergamo average of €1,298/m². Based on a single OMI micro-zone, so it describes the town as one market.
15.8 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 €855/m², against €720 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 19% 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.