Foreign residents in Laces/Latsch
Laces/Latsch, in the province of Bolzano/Bozen, is home to 69 Germans — 1.30% of its 5,293 residents. That is the 39th-highest concentration of Germans of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 20th within Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol.
Across the nationalities we track, Laces/Latsch counts 95 foreign residents in total, 1.79% of the population. The largest groups are Germans (69), Austrians (11), Swiss nationals (4).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Germans in Laces/Latsch has risen, from 56 to 69 (+23%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 14.1% of Laces/Latsch's population was born outside Italy — 8.9% outside the EU and 5.2% 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 | 69 | 1.30% |
| Austria | 11 | 0.21% |
| Switzerland | 4 | 0.08% |
| Portugal | 3 | 0.06% |
| Russia | 3 | 0.06% |
| Ireland | 2 | 0.04% |
| Belgium | 1 | 0.02% |
| France | 1 | 0.02% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 0.02% |
| Argentina | 0 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Brazil | 0 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 0 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 0 | 0.00% |
| Spain | 0 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 0 | 0.00% |
| United Kingdom | 0 | 0.00% |
| Greece | 0 | 0.00% |
| Japan | 0 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 0 | 0.00% |
| Mexico | 0 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 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 | 4,548 | 85.92% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 273 | 5.16% |
| Born outside the EU | 472 | 8.92% |
Germans 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 Laces/Latsch is below the Bolzano/Bozen average of €2,894/m². Averaged across 3 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
31.9 years of rent here equal the purchase price — well 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 17% more than ordinary condition — €3,052/m² against €2,600.
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 €2,750/m², against €2,600 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 6% 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.