Foreign residents in San Giovanni in Croce
San Giovanni in Croce, in the province of Cremona, is home to 1 Belgians — 0.05% of its 1,905 residents. That is the 457th-highest concentration of Belgians of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 83rd within Lombardia.
Across the nationalities we track, San Giovanni in Croce counts 2 foreign residents in total, 0.10% of the population. The largest groups are Belgians (1), Brazilians (1).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Belgians in San Giovanni in Croce has held roughly steady, from 1 to 1 (+0%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 17.2% of San Giovanni in Croce's population was born outside Italy — 12.8% outside the EU and 4.4% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 1 | 0.05% |
| Brazil | 1 | 0.05% |
| Argentina | 0 | 0.00% |
| Austria | 0 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 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% |
| 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 | 1,577 | 82.78% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 84 | 4.41% |
| Born outside the EU | 244 | 12.81% |
Belgians over time
Quality of life in Cremona
Full BES profile for Cremona →Cremona on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
Buying in San Giovanni in Croce is well below the Cremona average of €888/m². Averaged across 2 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
15.1 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.
A detached house here averages €750/m², against €613 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — the two cost about the same per square metre — the opposite of what the two averages above suggest, because OMI prices houses and flats in different parts of town.
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.