Foreign residents in Nardò
Nardò, in the province of Lecce, is home to 39 Germans — 0.13% of its 30,752 residents. That is the 860th-highest concentration of Germans of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 17th within Puglia.
Across the nationalities we track, Nardò counts 149 foreign residents in total, 0.48% of the population. The largest groups are Germans (39), French nationals (28), Britons (23).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Germans in Nardò has risen, from 24 to 39 (+63%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 7.0% of Nardò's population was born outside Italy — 3.0% outside the EU and 3.9% 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 | 39 | 0.13% |
| France | 28 | 0.09% |
| United Kingdom | 23 | 0.07% |
| United States | 11 | 0.04% |
| Belgium | 9 | 0.03% |
| Switzerland | 8 | 0.03% |
| Brazil | 7 | 0.02% |
| Spain | 5 | 0.02% |
| Netherlands | 4 | 0.01% |
| Russia | 4 | 0.01% |
| Argentina | 3 | 0.01% |
| Austria | 2 | 0.01% |
| Canada | 2 | 0.01% |
| Ireland | 2 | 0.01% |
| Greece | 1 | 0.00% |
| Portugal | 1 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 0 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Japan | 0 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 0 | 0.00% |
| Mexico | 0 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 0 | 0.00% |
| Sweden | 0 | 0.00% |
| Venezuela | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 28,612 | 93.04% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 1,203 | 3.91% |
| Born outside the EU | 937 | 3.05% |
Germans over time
Quality of life in Lecce
Full BES profile for Lecce →Lecce on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
Buying in Nardò is well above the Lecce average of €739/m². Averaged across 10 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
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.
A detached house here averages €1,140/m², against €983 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 27% 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.