Foreign residents in Madesimo
Madesimo, in the province of Sondrio, is home to 3 Argentinians — 0.59% of its 507 residents. That is notable for a comune of its size.
Across the nationalities we track, Madesimo counts 5 foreign residents in total, 0.99% of the population. The largest groups are Argentinians (3), Russians (2).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Argentinians in Madesimo has risen, from 0 to 3.
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 9.1% of Madesimo's population was born outside Italy — 5.7% outside the EU and 3.4% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 3 | 0.59% |
| Russia | 2 | 0.39% |
| Austria | 0 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Belgium | 0 | 0.00% |
| Brazil | 0 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 0 | 0.00% |
| Switzerland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Germany | 0 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 0 | 0.00% |
| Spain | 0 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 0 | 0.00% |
| France | 0 | 0.00% |
| United Kingdom | 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 | 461 | 90.93% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 17 | 3.35% |
| Born outside the EU | 29 | 5.72% |
Argentinians over time
Quality of life in Sondrio
Full BES profile for Sondrio →Sondrio on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
Buying in Madesimo is well above the Sondrio average of €1,483/m². Averaged across 3 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
25.8 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 30% more than ordinary condition — €3,665/m² against €2,817.
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 €4,250/m², against €2,817 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — the two cost about the same 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.