Foreign residents in Fortezza/Franzensfeste
Fortezza/Franzensfeste, in the province of Bolzano/Bozen, is home to 11 Venezuelans — 0.99% of its 1,106 residents. That is the 3rd-highest concentration of Venezuelans of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 1st within Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol.
Across the nationalities we track, Fortezza/Franzensfeste counts 25 foreign residents in total, 2.26% of the population. The largest groups are Venezuelans (11), Austrians (6), Germans (3).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Venezuelans in Fortezza/Franzensfeste has risen, from 0 to 11.
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 35.8% of Fortezza/Franzensfeste's population was born outside Italy — 29.2% outside the EU and 6.6% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Venezuela | 11 | 0.99% |
| Austria | 6 | 0.54% |
| Germany | 3 | 0.27% |
| United States | 2 | 0.18% |
| Spain | 1 | 0.09% |
| Greece | 1 | 0.09% |
| Portugal | 1 | 0.09% |
| Argentina | 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% |
| 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% |
| Netherlands | 0 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 0 | 0.00% |
| Russia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Sweden | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 710 | 64.20% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 73 | 6.60% |
| Born outside the EU | 323 | 29.20% |
Venezuelans over time
Quality of life in Bolzano/Bozen
Full BES profile for Bolzano/Bozen →Bolzano/Bozen on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
Buying in Fortezza/Franzensfeste is well below the Bolzano/Bozen average of €2,894/m². Averaged across 3 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
29.2 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 18% more than ordinary condition — €2,158/m² against €1,833.
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 €2,000/m², against €1,833 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.