Foreign residents in Bentivoglio
Bentivoglio, in the province of Bologna, is home to 8 Canadians — 0.14% of its 5,821 residents. That is the 16th-highest concentration of Canadians of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 2nd within Emilia-Romagna.
Across the nationalities we track, Bentivoglio counts 21 foreign residents in total, 0.36% of the population. The largest groups are Canadians (8), Russians (3), Germans (2).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Canadians in Bentivoglio has risen, from 0 to 8.
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 13.2% of Bentivoglio's population was born outside Italy — 10.2% outside the EU and 3.0% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | 8 | 0.14% |
| Russia | 3 | 0.05% |
| Germany | 2 | 0.03% |
| Netherlands | 2 | 0.03% |
| Belgium | 1 | 0.02% |
| Brazil | 1 | 0.02% |
| South Korea | 1 | 0.02% |
| Mexico | 1 | 0.02% |
| Norway | 1 | 0.02% |
| Venezuela | 1 | 0.02% |
| Argentina | 0 | 0.00% |
| Austria | 0 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 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% |
| Portugal | 0 | 0.00% |
| Sweden | 0 | 0.00% |
| United States | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 5,052 | 86.79% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 175 | 3.01% |
| Born outside the EU | 594 | 10.20% |
Canadians over time
Quality of life in Bologna
Full BES profile for Bologna →Bologna on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
Buying in Bentivoglio is well below the Bologna average of €2,143/m². Averaged across 5 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
15.5 years of rent here equal the purchase price — well 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 25% more than ordinary condition — €1,884/m² against €1,505.
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 €1,650/m², against €1,505 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.