Foreign residents in Sarentino/Sarntal
Sarentino/Sarntal, in the province of Bolzano/Bozen, is home to 47 Germans — 0.65% of its 7,258 residents. That is the 153rd-highest concentration of Germans of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 70th within Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol.
Across the nationalities we track, Sarentino/Sarntal counts 71 foreign residents in total, 0.98% of the population. The largest groups are Germans (47), Austrians (11), Brazilians (2).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Germans in Sarentino/Sarntal has fallen, from 50 to 47 (-6%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 5.2% of Sarentino/Sarntal's population was born outside Italy — 3.2% outside the EU and 2.1% 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 | 47 | 0.65% |
| Austria | 11 | 0.15% |
| Brazil | 2 | 0.03% |
| Switzerland | 2 | 0.03% |
| Greece | 2 | 0.03% |
| Netherlands | 2 | 0.03% |
| Belgium | 1 | 0.01% |
| Spain | 1 | 0.01% |
| Mexico | 1 | 0.01% |
| Portugal | 1 | 0.01% |
| Russia | 1 | 0.01% |
| Argentina | 0 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 0 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 0 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 0 | 0.00% |
| France | 0 | 0.00% |
| United Kingdom | 0 | 0.00% |
| Ireland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Japan | 0 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 0 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 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 | 6,878 | 94.76% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 150 | 2.07% |
| Born outside the EU | 230 | 3.17% |
Germans over time
Quality of life in Bolzano/Bozen
Full BES profile for Bolzano/Bozen →Bolzano/Bozen on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
Buying in Sarentino/Sarntal is well below the Bolzano/Bozen average of €2,894/m². Averaged across 4 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
32.5 years of rent here equal the purchase price — well 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.
Housing here in excellent condition costs 19% more than ordinary condition — €2,444/m² against €2,050.
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 €2,188/m², against €2,050 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 7% 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.