Foreign residents in Argenta
Argenta, in the province of Ferrara, is home to 17 Brazilians — 0.08% of its 21,187 residents. That is the 2126th-highest concentration of Brazilians of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 131st within Emilia-Romagna.
Across the nationalities we track, Argenta counts 51 foreign residents in total, 0.24% of the population. The largest groups are Brazilians (17), Russians (12), Venezuelans (6).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Brazilians in Argenta has risen, from 6 to 17 (+183%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 15.6% of Argenta's population was born outside Italy — 12.8% outside the EU and 2.9% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 17 | 0.08% |
| Russia | 12 | 0.06% |
| Venezuela | 6 | 0.03% |
| Germany | 4 | 0.02% |
| Switzerland | 3 | 0.01% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 0.01% |
| Argentina | 1 | 0.00% |
| Austria | 1 | 0.00% |
| Belgium | 1 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 1 | 0.00% |
| France | 1 | 0.00% |
| Japan | 1 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 0 | 0.00% |
| Spain | 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% |
| Portugal | 0 | 0.00% |
| Sweden | 0 | 0.00% |
| United States | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 17,872 | 84.35% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 608 | 2.87% |
| Born outside the EU | 2,707 | 12.78% |
Brazilians over time
Quality of life in Ferrara
Full BES profile for Ferrara →Ferrara on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
Buying in Argenta is below the Ferrara average of €972/m². Averaged across 9 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
16.2 years of rent here equal the purchase price — below 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 32% more than ordinary condition — €1,061/m² against €805.
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 €886/m², against €805 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 11% 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.