Foreign residents in Toscolano-Maderno
Toscolano-Maderno, in the province of Brescia, is home to 45 Germans — 0.59% of its 7,651 residents. That is the 173rd-highest concentration of Germans of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 27th within Lombardia.
Across the nationalities we track, Toscolano-Maderno counts 150 foreign residents in total, 1.96% of the population. The largest groups are Germans (45), Russians (23), Dutch nationals (17).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Germans in Toscolano-Maderno has fallen, from 49 to 45 (-8%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 16.5% of Toscolano-Maderno's population was born outside Italy — 10.5% outside the EU and 5.9% 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 | 45 | 0.59% |
| Russia | 23 | 0.30% |
| Netherlands | 17 | 0.22% |
| Brazil | 14 | 0.18% |
| Denmark | 8 | 0.10% |
| Switzerland | 7 | 0.09% |
| United Kingdom | 7 | 0.09% |
| France | 6 | 0.08% |
| Austria | 4 | 0.05% |
| Spain | 4 | 0.05% |
| Belgium | 3 | 0.04% |
| Ireland | 3 | 0.04% |
| Argentina | 2 | 0.03% |
| United States | 2 | 0.03% |
| Canada | 1 | 0.01% |
| Greece | 1 | 0.01% |
| Mexico | 1 | 0.01% |
| Portugal | 1 | 0.01% |
| Venezuela | 1 | 0.01% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Japan | 0 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 0 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 0 | 0.00% |
| Sweden | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 6,390 | 83.52% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 455 | 5.95% |
| Born outside the EU | 806 | 10.53% |
Germans 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 Toscolano-Maderno is far above the Brescia average of €1,392/m². Averaged across 2 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
32 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 28% more than ordinary condition — €3,526/m² against €2,750.
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 €2,913/m², against €2,750 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 6% 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.