Foreign residents in Luson/Lüsen
Luson/Lüsen, in the province of Bolzano/Bozen, is home to 22 Germans — 1.39% of its 1,581 residents. That is the 30th-highest concentration of Germans of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 13th within Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol.
Across the nationalities we track, Luson/Lüsen counts 27 foreign residents in total, 1.71% of the population. The largest groups are Germans (22), Austrians (2), Belgians (1).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Germans in Luson/Lüsen has risen, from 19 to 22 (+16%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 9.9% of Luson/Lüsen's population was born outside Italy — 5.6% outside the EU and 4.4% 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 | 22 | 1.39% |
| Austria | 2 | 0.13% |
| Belgium | 1 | 0.06% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 0.06% |
| Russia | 1 | 0.06% |
| Argentina | 0 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Brazil | 0 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 0 | 0.00% |
| Switzerland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 0 | 0.00% |
| Spain | 0 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 0 | 0.00% |
| France | 0 | 0.00% |
| Greece | 0 | 0.00% |
| Ireland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Japan | 0 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 0 | 0.00% |
| Mexico | 0 | 0.00% |
| Netherlands | 0 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 0 | 0.00% |
| Portugal | 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 | 1,424 | 90.07% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 69 | 4.36% |
| Born outside the EU | 88 | 5.57% |
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 Luson/Lüsen is well below the Bolzano/Bozen average of €2,894/m². Averaged across 2 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
28.4 years of rent here equal the purchase price — 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 21% more than ordinary condition — €2,150/m² against €1,775.
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 €1,875/m², against €1,775 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.