Foreign residents in Varna/Vahrn
Varna/Vahrn, in the province of Bolzano/Bozen, is home to 82 Germans — 1.62% of its 5,052 residents. That is the 14th-highest concentration of Germans of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 4th within Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol.
Across the nationalities we track, Varna/Vahrn counts 124 foreign residents in total, 2.45% of the population. The largest groups are Germans (82), Austrians (27), Britons (3).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Germans in Varna/Vahrn has risen, from 53 to 82 (+55%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 14.7% of Varna/Vahrn's population was born outside Italy — 7.5% outside the EU and 7.2% 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 | 82 | 1.62% |
| Austria | 27 | 0.53% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 0.06% |
| Venezuela | 3 | 0.06% |
| Switzerland | 2 | 0.04% |
| Spain | 2 | 0.04% |
| Portugal | 2 | 0.04% |
| France | 1 | 0.02% |
| Japan | 1 | 0.02% |
| United States | 1 | 0.02% |
| Argentina | 0 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Belgium | 0 | 0.00% |
| Brazil | 0 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 0 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 0 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Greece | 0 | 0.00% |
| Ireland | 0 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 0 | 0.00% |
| Mexico | 0 | 0.00% |
| Netherlands | 0 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 0 | 0.00% |
| Russia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Sweden | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 4,307 | 85.25% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 365 | 7.22% |
| Born outside the EU | 380 | 7.52% |
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 Varna/Vahrn is below the Bolzano/Bozen average of €2,894/m². Averaged across 6 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
25.6 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 22% more than ordinary condition — €3,022/m² against €2,483.
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 €2,617/m², against €2,483 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.