Foreign residents in Boretto
Boretto, in the province of Reggio nell'Emilia, is home to 4 Brazilians — 0.07% of its 5,385 residents. That is the 2305th-highest concentration of Brazilians of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 147th within Emilia-Romagna.
Across the nationalities we track, Boretto counts 14 foreign residents in total, 0.26% of the population. The largest groups are Brazilians (4), Spaniards (3), French nationals (2).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Brazilians in Boretto has held roughly steady, from 4 to 4 (+0%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 19.2% of Boretto's population was born outside Italy — 17.1% outside the EU and 2.1% 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 | 4 | 0.07% |
| Spain | 3 | 0.06% |
| France | 2 | 0.04% |
| Venezuela | 2 | 0.04% |
| Germany | 1 | 0.02% |
| Russia | 1 | 0.02% |
| United States | 1 | 0.02% |
| 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% |
| Finland | 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% |
| Netherlands | 0 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 0 | 0.00% |
| Portugal | 0 | 0.00% |
| Sweden | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 4,352 | 80.82% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 113 | 2.10% |
| Born outside the EU | 920 | 17.08% |
Brazilians over time
Quality of life in Reggio nell'Emilia
Full BES profile for Reggio nell'Emilia →Reggio nell'Emilia on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
Buying in Boretto is well below the Reggio nell'Emilia average of €1,168/m². Averaged across 2 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
21.9 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 €925/m², against €803 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 8% 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.