Foreign residents in Sabbioneta
Sabbioneta, in the province of Mantova, is home to 1 Britons — 0.02% of its 4,080 residents. That is the 2399th-highest concentration of Britons of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 434th within Lombardia.
Across the nationalities we track, Sabbioneta counts 3 foreign residents in total, 0.07% of the population. The largest groups are Britons (1), Mexicans (1), Dutch nationals (1).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Britons in Sabbioneta has held roughly steady, from 1 to 1 (+0%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 11.2% of Sabbioneta's population was born outside Italy — 9.0% outside the EU and 2.2% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | 0.02% |
| Mexico | 1 | 0.02% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 0.02% |
| Argentina | 0 | 0.00% |
| 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% |
| Greece | 0 | 0.00% |
| Ireland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Japan | 0 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 0 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 0 | 0.00% |
| Portugal | 0 | 0.00% |
| Russia | 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 | 3,622 | 88.77% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 89 | 2.18% |
| Born outside the EU | 369 | 9.04% |
Britons over time
Quality of life in Mantova
Full BES profile for Mantova →Mantova on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
Buying in Sabbioneta is below the Mantova average of €769/m². Averaged across 4 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
14 years of rent here equal the purchase price — well below 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 96% more than ordinary condition — €1,350/m² against €688.
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 €875/m², against €688 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 19% 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.