Foreign residents in Valvarrone
Valvarrone, in the province of Lecco, is home to 5 Brazilians — 0.98% of its 512 residents. That is notable for a comune of its size.
Across the nationalities we track, Valvarrone counts 8 foreign residents in total, 1.56% of the population. The largest groups are Brazilians (5), Germans (2), Dutch nationals (1).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Brazilians in Valvarrone has risen, from 0 to 5.
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 8.2% of Valvarrone's population was born outside Italy — 6.4% outside the EU and 1.8% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 5 | 0.98% |
| Germany | 2 | 0.39% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 0.20% |
| Argentina | 0 | 0.00% |
| Austria | 0 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Belgium | 0 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 0 | 0.00% |
| Switzerland | 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 | 470 | 91.80% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 9 | 1.76% |
| Born outside the EU | 33 | 6.45% |
Brazilians over time
Quality of life in Lecco
Full BES profile for Lecco →Lecco on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
Buying in Valvarrone is below the Lecco average of €1,309/m². Averaged across 4 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
21.7 years of rent here equal the purchase price, close to 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 €1,198/m², against €1,088 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 10% 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.