Foreign residents in Germignaga

Varese, Lombardia · Population 3,729 · Median age 47 · Indice di vecchiaia 166.2 (2019)

Data as of 2026-08-09· ISTAT

Germignaga, in the province of Varese, is home to 8 Germans — 0.21% of its 3,729 residents. That is the 511th-highest concentration of Germans of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 74th within Lombardia.

Across the nationalities we track, Germignaga counts 38 foreign residents in total, 1.02% of the population. The largest groups are Germans (8), Swiss nationals (7), Brazilians (5).

Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Germans in Germignaga has fallen, from 18 to 8 (-56%).

Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 13.5% of Germignaga's population was born outside Italy — 11.1% outside the EU and 2.3% 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

20022025. ISTAT’s intercensal population reconstruction (2002–2018) and resident-population registry (2019 onward).

By nationality

NationalityCitizensShare
Germany80.21%
Switzerland70.19%
Brazil50.13%
Spain50.13%
Argentina40.11%
Netherlands30.08%
Russia20.05%
Sweden20.05%
Mexico10.03%
United States10.03%
Austria00.00%
Australia00.00%
Belgium00.00%
Canada00.00%
Denmark00.00%
Finland00.00%
France00.00%
United Kingdom00.00%
Greece00.00%
Ireland00.00%
Japan00.00%
South Korea00.00%
Norway00.00%
Portugal00.00%
Venezuela00.00%

“Citizens” counts residents holding that country’s citizenship, from ISTAT’s population registry.

Country of birth

GroupResidentsShare
Born in Italy3,22786.54%
Born elsewhere in the EU872.33%
Born outside the EU41511.13%

From ISTAT’s census data. Broad groups only — ISTAT does not publish comune-level population by specific country of birth, so this isn’t comparable per-nationality to the citizenship table above. See about the data.

Germans over time

Quality of life in Varese

Province-level well-being (BES), by domain — percentile rank against Italy’s other provinces. Higher is always better here, regardless of the underlying indicator’s direction.

Landscape and cultural heritage87
Health76
Safety73
Work and life balance73
Education and training64
Economic well-being63
Environment41
Quality of services37
Social relationships34

Full BES profile for VareseVarese on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →

Property prices

To buy

1,325 /

To rent

4.92 /m²/month

About the Varese average of €1,300/m². Averaged across 2 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.

Buy or rent

22.4 years of rent here equal the purchase price, close to 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.

House or apartment

A detached house here averages 1,700/m², against €1,325 for an apartment.

Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 28% 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.

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Agenzia delle Entrate — Osservatorio del Mercato Immobiliare (OMI), semester 2025 H2. Figures are midpoints of OMI’s surveyed ranges for “Abitazioni civili” in normal condition — a guide to the market, not a valuation of any particular property. Source.

Nearby comuni

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