Foreign residents in Gargazzone/Gargazon
Gargazzone/Gargazon, in the province of Bolzano/Bozen, is home to 27 Germans — 1.53% of its 1,770 residents. That is the 18th-highest concentration of Germans of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 8th within Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol.
Across the nationalities we track, Gargazzone/Gargazon counts 41 foreign residents in total, 2.32% of the population. The largest groups are Germans (27), Austrians (8), Dutch nationals (2).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Germans in Gargazzone/Gargazon has risen, from 24 to 27 (+13%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 11.4% of Gargazzone/Gargazon's population was born outside Italy — 5.0% outside the EU and 6.4% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 27 | 1.53% |
| Austria | 8 | 0.45% |
| Netherlands | 2 | 0.11% |
| Belgium | 1 | 0.06% |
| Brazil | 1 | 0.06% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 0.06% |
| Russia | 1 | 0.06% |
| Argentina | 0 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 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% |
| Greece | 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% |
| Sweden | 0 | 0.00% |
| United States | 0 | 0.00% |
| Venezuela | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 1,569 | 88.64% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 113 | 6.38% |
| Born outside the EU | 88 | 4.97% |
Germans over time
Quality of life in Bolzano/Bozen
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Property prices
Buying in Gargazzone/Gargazon is below the Bolzano/Bozen average of €2,894/m². Averaged across 3 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
27.5 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 16% more than ordinary condition — €2,709/m² against €2,342.
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 €2,513/m², against €2,342 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 3% 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.