Foreign residents in Santa Cristina Valgardena/St. Christina in Gröden

Bolzano/Bozen, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol · Population 2,049 · Median age 44 · Indice di vecchiaia 120.5 (2019)

Data as of 2026-08-09· ISTAT

Santa Cristina Valgardena/St. Christina in Gröden, in the province of Bolzano/Bozen, is home to 11 Germans — 0.54% of its 2,049 residents. That is the 191st-highest concentration of Germans of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 79th within Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol.

Across the nationalities we track, Santa Cristina Valgardena/St. Christina in Gröden counts 32 foreign residents in total, 1.56% of the population. The largest groups are Germans (11), Brazilians (4), Russians (4).

Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Germans in Santa Cristina Valgardena/St. Christina in Gröden has risen, from 8 to 11 (+38%).

Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 12.2% of Santa Cristina Valgardena/St. Christina in Gröden's population was born outside Italy — 7.8% 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

20022025. ISTAT’s intercensal population reconstruction (2002–2018) and resident-population registry (2019 onward).

By nationality

NationalityCitizensShare
Germany110.54%
Brazil40.20%
Russia40.20%
Austria30.15%
Spain30.15%
Netherlands30.15%
Argentina10.05%
United Kingdom10.05%
Norway10.05%
Sweden10.05%
Australia00.00%
Belgium00.00%
Canada00.00%
Switzerland00.00%
Denmark00.00%
Finland00.00%
France00.00%
Greece00.00%
Ireland00.00%
Japan00.00%
South Korea00.00%
Mexico00.00%
Portugal00.00%
United States00.00%
Venezuela00.00%

“Citizens” counts residents holding that country’s citizenship, from ISTAT’s population registry.

Country of birth

GroupResidentsShare
Born in Italy1,79887.75%
Born elsewhere in the EU914.44%
Born outside the EU1607.81%

From ISTAT’s census data. Broad groups only — ISTAT does not publish comune-level population by specific country of birth, so this isn’t comparable per-nationality to the citizenship table above. See about the data.

Germans over time

Quality of life in Bolzano/Bozen

Province-level well-being (BES), by domain — percentile rank against Italy’s other provinces. Higher is always better here, regardless of the underlying indicator’s direction.

Work and life balance100
Economic well-being99
Social relationships97
Health93
Environment91
Education and training66
Landscape and cultural heritage63
Safety63
Quality of services27

Full BES profile for Bolzano/BozenBolzano/Bozen on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →

Property prices

To buy

4,263 /

To rent

13.19 /m²/month

Buying in Santa Cristina Valgardena/St. Christina in Gröden is well above the Bolzano/Bozen average of €2,894/m². Averaged across 4 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.

Buy or rent

26.9 years of rent here equal the purchase priceabove 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.

Condition

Housing here in excellent condition costs 30% more than ordinary condition — €5,550/m² against €4,263.

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.

House or apartment

A detached house here averages 4,500/m², against €4,263 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.

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Agenzia delle Entrate — Osservatorio del Mercato Immobiliare (OMI), semester 2025 H2. Figures are midpoints of OMI’s surveyed ranges for “Abitazioni civili” in normal condition — a guide to the market, not a valuation of any particular property. Source.

Nearby comuni

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