Foreign residents in San Paolo
San Paolo, in the province of Brescia, is home to 2 Spaniards — 0.05% of its 4,444 residents. That is the 1592nd-highest concentration of Spaniards of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 479th within Lombardia.
Across the nationalities we track, San Paolo counts 4 foreign residents in total, 0.09% of the population. The largest groups are Spaniards (2), Americans (1), Venezuelans (1).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Spaniards in San Paolo has risen, from 1 to 2 (+100%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 15.2% of San Paolo's population was born outside Italy — 14.0% outside the EU and 1.3% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 2 | 0.05% |
| United States | 1 | 0.02% |
| Venezuela | 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% |
| 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% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 3,767 | 84.77% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 57 | 1.28% |
| Born outside the EU | 620 | 13.95% |
Spaniards over time
Quality of life in Brescia
Full BES profile for Brescia →Brescia on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
Buying in San Paolo is well below the Brescia average of €1,392/m². Based on a single OMI micro-zone, so it describes the town as one market.
24.7 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.
Housing here in excellent condition costs 29% more than ordinary condition — €1,250/m² against €965.
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 €1,120/m², against €965 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 16% 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.