Foreign residents in San Quirico d'Orcia
San Quirico d'Orcia, in the province of Siena, is home to 9 Germans — 0.35% of its 2,560 residents. That is the 300th-highest concentration of Germans of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 48th within Toscana.
Across the nationalities we track, San Quirico d'Orcia counts 42 foreign residents in total, 1.64% of the population. The largest groups are Germans (9), Austrians (6), Americans (5).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Germans in San Quirico d'Orcia has risen, from 6 to 9 (+50%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 17.0% of San Quirico d'Orcia's population was born outside Italy — 10.9% outside the EU and 6.1% 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
By nationality
| Nationality | Citizens | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 9 | 0.35% |
| Austria | 6 | 0.23% |
| United States | 5 | 0.20% |
| United Kingdom | 4 | 0.16% |
| Russia | 4 | 0.16% |
| Spain | 3 | 0.12% |
| Netherlands | 3 | 0.12% |
| France | 2 | 0.08% |
| Ireland | 2 | 0.08% |
| Mexico | 2 | 0.08% |
| Canada | 1 | 0.04% |
| Finland | 1 | 0.04% |
| Argentina | 0 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Belgium | 0 | 0.00% |
| Brazil | 0 | 0.00% |
| Switzerland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 0 | 0.00% |
| Greece | 0 | 0.00% |
| Japan | 0 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 0 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 0 | 0.00% |
| Portugal | 0 | 0.00% |
| Sweden | 0 | 0.00% |
| Venezuela | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 2,125 | 83.01% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 156 | 6.09% |
| Born outside the EU | 279 | 10.90% |
Germans over time
Quality of life in Siena
Full BES profile for Siena →Siena on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
Buying in San Quirico d'Orcia is below the Siena average of €1,408/m². Averaged across 3 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
26.2 years of rent here equal the purchase price — above 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 €1,738/m², against €1,242 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 42% 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.