Foreign residents in Castel del Rio
Castel del Rio, in the province of Bologna, is home to 1 Argentinians — 0.08% of its 1,214 residents. That is the 574th-highest concentration of Argentinians of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 15th within Emilia-Romagna.
Across the nationalities we track, Castel del Rio counts 7 foreign residents in total, 0.58% of the population. The largest groups are Argentinians (1), Brazilians (1), Germans (1).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Argentinians in Castel del Rio has risen, from 0 to 1.
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 15.0% of Castel del Rio's population was born outside Italy — 8.2% outside the EU and 6.8% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 1 | 0.08% |
| Brazil | 1 | 0.08% |
| Germany | 1 | 0.08% |
| France | 1 | 0.08% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 0.08% |
| Sweden | 1 | 0.08% |
| United States | 1 | 0.08% |
| Austria | 0 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Belgium | 0 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 0 | 0.00% |
| Switzerland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 0 | 0.00% |
| Spain | 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% |
| Norway | 0 | 0.00% |
| Portugal | 0 | 0.00% |
| Russia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Venezuela | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 1,032 | 85.01% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 82 | 6.75% |
| Born outside the EU | 100 | 8.24% |
Argentinians 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 Castel del Rio is far below the Bologna average of €2,143/m². Averaged across 2 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town. OMI records no rental figures here.
A detached house here averages €900/m², against €963 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 6% less 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.