Foreign residents in San Dorligo della Valle-Dolina
San Dorligo della Valle-Dolina, in the province of Trieste, is home to 2 Russians — 0.04% of its 5,671 residents. That is the 2918th-highest concentration of Russians of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 101st within Friuli-Venezia Giulia.
Across the nationalities we track, San Dorligo della Valle-Dolina counts 9 foreign residents in total, 0.16% of the population. The largest groups are Russians (2), Argentinians (1), Austrians (1).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Russians in San Dorligo della Valle-Dolina has risen, from 1 to 2 (+100%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 8.3% of San Dorligo della Valle-Dolina's population was born outside Italy — 4.1% outside the EU and 4.2% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Russia | 2 | 0.04% |
| Argentina | 1 | 0.02% |
| Austria | 1 | 0.02% |
| Germany | 1 | 0.02% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 0.02% |
| Portugal | 1 | 0.02% |
| Sweden | 1 | 0.02% |
| United States | 1 | 0.02% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Belgium | 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% |
| 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% |
| Norway | 0 | 0.00% |
| Venezuela | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 5,200 | 91.69% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 237 | 4.18% |
| Born outside the EU | 234 | 4.13% |
Russians over time
Quality of life in Trieste
Full BES profile for Trieste →Trieste on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
Buying in San Dorligo della Valle-Dolina is well below the Trieste average of €2,049/m². Averaged across 2 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
20.7 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 €1,700/m², against €1,625 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.