Foreign residents in Lavena Ponte Tresa
Lavena Ponte Tresa, in the province of Varese, is home to 52 Swiss nationals — 0.92% of its 5,659 residents. That is the 5th-highest concentration of Swiss nationals of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 4th within Lombardia.
Across the nationalities we track, Lavena Ponte Tresa counts 131 foreign residents in total, 2.31% of the population. The largest groups are Swiss nationals (52), Brazilians (26), Portuguese nationals (12).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Swiss nationals in Lavena Ponte Tresa has risen, from 42 to 52 (+24%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 19.5% of Lavena Ponte Tresa's population was born outside Italy — 15.9% outside the EU and 3.7% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 52 | 0.92% |
| Brazil | 26 | 0.46% |
| Portugal | 12 | 0.21% |
| Russia | 9 | 0.16% |
| Germany | 8 | 0.14% |
| Spain | 7 | 0.12% |
| Venezuela | 5 | 0.09% |
| Argentina | 2 | 0.04% |
| France | 2 | 0.04% |
| Netherlands | 2 | 0.04% |
| Australia | 1 | 0.02% |
| Belgium | 1 | 0.02% |
| Denmark | 1 | 0.02% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 0.02% |
| Norway | 1 | 0.02% |
| United States | 1 | 0.02% |
| Austria | 0 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 0 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Greece | 0 | 0.00% |
| Ireland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Japan | 0 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 0 | 0.00% |
| Mexico | 0 | 0.00% |
| Sweden | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 4,555 | 80.49% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 207 | 3.66% |
| Born outside the EU | 897 | 15.85% |
Swiss nationals over time
Quality of life in Varese
Full BES profile for Varese →Varese on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
About the Varese average of €1,300/m². Averaged across 3 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
22.7 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.
A detached house here averages €1,742/m², against €1,342 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 30% 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.