Foreign residents in Luogosanto
Luogosanto, in the province of Gallura Nord-Est Sardegna, is home to 23 Germans — 1.27% of its 1,815 residents. That is the 44th-highest concentration of Germans of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 3rd within Sardegna.
Across the nationalities we track, Luogosanto counts 38 foreign residents in total, 2.09% of the population. The largest groups are Germans (23), Swiss nationals (5), Brazilians (2).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Germans in Luogosanto has risen, from 15 to 23 (+53%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 7.9% of Luogosanto's population was born outside Italy — 3.8% outside the EU and 4.1% 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 | 23 | 1.27% |
| Switzerland | 5 | 0.28% |
| Brazil | 2 | 0.11% |
| France | 2 | 0.11% |
| Netherlands | 2 | 0.11% |
| Argentina | 1 | 0.06% |
| Austria | 1 | 0.06% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 0.06% |
| United States | 1 | 0.06% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Belgium | 0 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 0 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 0 | 0.00% |
| Spain | 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% |
| Norway | 0 | 0.00% |
| Portugal | 0 | 0.00% |
| Russia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Sweden | 0 | 0.00% |
| Venezuela | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 1,672 | 92.12% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 74 | 4.08% |
| Born outside the EU | 69 | 3.80% |
Germans over time
Tax regimes
Luogosanto qualifies for the 7% pensioner regime. Comfortably below the 30,000-resident ceiling.
Qualifying is about the town. Whether it applies to you depends on criteria no map can check — where you were tax-resident before, and where your income comes from.
How the 7% pensioner regime works, and every qualifying comune →Property prices
Buying in Luogosanto is far below the Gallura Nord-Est Sardegna average of €2,005/m². Based on a single OMI micro-zone, so it describes the town as one market.
20 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.