Foreign residents in Calderara di Reno
Calderara di Reno, in the province of Bologna, is home to 13 Brazilians — 0.09% of its 13,724 residents. That is the 1724th-highest concentration of Brazilians of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 93rd within Emilia-Romagna.
Across the nationalities we track, Calderara di Reno counts 66 foreign residents in total, 0.48% of the population. The largest groups are Brazilians (13), Greeks (8), Russians (7).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Brazilians in Calderara di Reno has risen, from 5 to 13 (+160%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 12.7% of Calderara di Reno's population was born outside Italy — 10.0% outside the EU and 2.7% 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 | 13 | 0.09% |
| Greece | 8 | 0.06% |
| Russia | 7 | 0.05% |
| Spain | 5 | 0.04% |
| United Kingdom | 5 | 0.04% |
| Germany | 4 | 0.03% |
| Portugal | 4 | 0.03% |
| Austria | 3 | 0.02% |
| Japan | 3 | 0.02% |
| Netherlands | 3 | 0.02% |
| United States | 3 | 0.02% |
| Finland | 2 | 0.01% |
| France | 2 | 0.01% |
| Sweden | 2 | 0.01% |
| Belgium | 1 | 0.01% |
| Venezuela | 1 | 0.01% |
| Argentina | 0 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 0 | 0.00% |
| Switzerland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 0 | 0.00% |
| Ireland | 0 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 0 | 0.00% |
| Mexico | 0 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 11,975 | 87.26% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 371 | 2.70% |
| Born outside the EU | 1,378 | 10.04% |
Brazilians over time
Quality of life in Bologna
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Property prices
Buying in Calderara di Reno is well below the Bologna average of €2,143/m². Averaged across 6 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
19.3 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 29% more than ordinary condition — €2,052/m² against €1,592.
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 €1,613/m², against €1,592 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 3% 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.