Foreign residents in Grottaglie
Grottaglie, in the province of Taranto (Puglia), records no resident Germans in the latest ISTAT data. It has a population of 30,198.
Across the nationalities we track, Grottaglie counts 35 foreign residents in total, 0.12% of the population. The largest groups are Brazilians (8), Americans (5), Venezuelans (4).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Germans in Grottaglie has fallen, from 4 to 0 (-100%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 3.4% of Grottaglie's population was born outside Italy — 2.1% outside the EU and 1.3% 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
By nationality
| Nationality | Citizens | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 8 | 0.03% |
| United States | 5 | 0.02% |
| Venezuela | 4 | 0.01% |
| Spain | 3 | 0.01% |
| France | 2 | 0.01% |
| Greece | 2 | 0.01% |
| Ireland | 2 | 0.01% |
| Russia | 2 | 0.01% |
| Argentina | 1 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 1 | 0.00% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 0.00% |
| Japan | 1 | 0.00% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 0.00% |
| Portugal | 1 | 0.00% |
| Sweden | 1 | 0.00% |
| Austria | 0 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Belgium | 0 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 0 | 0.00% |
| Switzerland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Germany | 0 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 0 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 0 | 0.00% |
| Mexico | 0 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 29,185 | 96.65% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 378 | 1.25% |
| Born outside the EU | 635 | 2.10% |
Germans over time
Quality of life in Taranto
Full BES profile for Taranto →Taranto on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
About the Taranto average of €862/m². Averaged across 5 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
16.1 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.
Housing here in excellent condition costs 83% more than ordinary condition — €1,573/m² against €859.
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 €870/m², against €859 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 12% 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.