Foreign residents in Castel Bolognese
Castel Bolognese, in the province of Ravenna, is home to 5 Brazilians — 0.05% of its 9,502 residents. That is the 2967th-highest concentration of Brazilians of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 208th within Emilia-Romagna.
Across the nationalities we track, Castel Bolognese counts 24 foreign residents in total, 0.25% of the population. The largest groups are Brazilians (5), Mexicans (4), Germans (2).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Brazilians in Castel Bolognese has risen, from 4 to 5 (+25%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 16.4% of Castel Bolognese's population was born outside Italy — 13.3% outside the EU and 3.1% 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 | 5 | 0.05% |
| Mexico | 4 | 0.04% |
| Germany | 2 | 0.02% |
| France | 2 | 0.02% |
| Greece | 2 | 0.02% |
| Russia | 2 | 0.02% |
| Austria | 1 | 0.01% |
| Belgium | 1 | 0.01% |
| Spain | 1 | 0.01% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 0.01% |
| Ireland | 1 | 0.01% |
| Sweden | 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% |
| Finland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Japan | 0 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 0 | 0.00% |
| Netherlands | 0 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 0 | 0.00% |
| Portugal | 0 | 0.00% |
| United States | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 7,940 | 83.56% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 299 | 3.15% |
| Born outside the EU | 1,263 | 13.29% |
Brazilians over time
Quality of life in Ravenna
Full BES profile for Ravenna →Ravenna on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
Buying in Castel Bolognese is well below the Ravenna average of €1,701/m². Averaged across 2 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
22.4 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 €1,253/m², against €1,253 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — the two cost about the same 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.