Foreign residents in Ora/Auer

Bolzano/Bozen, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol · Population 3,882 · Median age 42 · Indice di vecchiaia 110.9 (2019)

Data as of 2026-08-09· ISTAT

Ora/Auer, in the province of Bolzano/Bozen, is home to 28 Germans — 0.72% of its 3,882 residents. That is the 134th-highest concentration of Germans of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 65th within Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol.

Across the nationalities we track, Ora/Auer counts 50 foreign residents in total, 1.29% of the population. The largest groups are Germans (28), Austrians (8), Japanese nationals (5).

Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Germans in Ora/Auer has risen, from 26 to 28 (+8%).

Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 15.8% of Ora/Auer's population was born outside Italy — 11.7% 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

20022025. ISTAT’s intercensal population reconstruction (2002–2018) and resident-population registry (2019 onward).

By nationality

NationalityCitizensShare
Germany280.72%
Austria80.21%
Japan50.13%
Brazil20.05%
United States20.05%
Denmark10.03%
Ireland10.03%
Netherlands10.03%
Portugal10.03%
Russia10.03%
Argentina00.00%
Australia00.00%
Belgium00.00%
Canada00.00%
Switzerland00.00%
Spain00.00%
Finland00.00%
France00.00%
United Kingdom00.00%
Greece00.00%
South Korea00.00%
Mexico00.00%
Norway00.00%
Sweden00.00%
Venezuela00.00%

“Citizens” counts residents holding that country’s citizenship, from ISTAT’s population registry.

Country of birth

GroupResidentsShare
Born in Italy3,26984.21%
Born elsewhere in the EU1584.07%
Born outside the EU45511.72%

From ISTAT’s census data. Broad groups only — ISTAT does not publish comune-level population by specific country of birth, so this isn’t comparable per-nationality to the citizenship table above. See about the data.

Germans over time

Quality of life in Bolzano/Bozen

Province-level well-being (BES), by domain — percentile rank against Italy’s other provinces. Higher is always better here, regardless of the underlying indicator’s direction.

Work and life balance100
Economic well-being99
Social relationships97
Health93
Environment91
Education and training66
Landscape and cultural heritage63
Safety63
Quality of services27

Full BES profile for Bolzano/BozenBolzano/Bozen on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →

Property prices

To buy

2,600 /

To rent

8.10 /m²/month

Buying in Ora/Auer is below the Bolzano/Bozen average of €2,894/m². Averaged across 2 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.

Buy or rent

26.7 years of rent here equal the purchase priceabove 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.

Condition

Housing here in excellent condition costs 20% more than ordinary condition — €3,117/m² against €2,600.

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.

House or apartment

A detached house here averages 2,725/m², against €2,600 for an apartment.

Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 5% 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.

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Agenzia delle Entrate — Osservatorio del Mercato Immobiliare (OMI), semester 2025 H2. Figures are midpoints of OMI’s surveyed ranges for “Abitazioni civili” in normal condition — a guide to the market, not a valuation of any particular property. Source.

Nearby comuni

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