Foreign residents in Scena/Schenna
Scena/Schenna, in the province of Bolzano/Bozen, is home to 37 Germans — 1.20% of its 3,072 residents. That is the 51st-highest concentration of Germans of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 29th within Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol.
Across the nationalities we track, Scena/Schenna counts 50 foreign residents in total, 1.63% of the population. The largest groups are Germans (37), Austrians (10), Swiss nationals (2).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Germans in Scena/Schenna has risen, from 34 to 37 (+9%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 11.9% of Scena/Schenna's population was born outside Italy — 5.4% outside the EU and 6.5% 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 | 37 | 1.20% |
| Austria | 10 | 0.33% |
| Switzerland | 2 | 0.07% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 0.03% |
| Argentina | 0 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Belgium | 0 | 0.00% |
| Brazil | 0 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 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% |
| 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 | 2,706 | 88.09% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 200 | 6.51% |
| Born outside the EU | 166 | 5.40% |
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 Scena/Schenna is below the Bolzano/Bozen average of €2,894/m². Averaged across 3 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
28.1 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.
Housing here in excellent condition costs 20% more than ordinary condition — €3,148/m² against €2,617.
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 €2,800/m², against €2,617 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.