Foreign residents in Castelnovo di Sotto
Castelnovo di Sotto, in the province of Reggio nell'Emilia, is home to 12 Venezuelans — 0.14% of its 8,686 residents. That is the 251st-highest concentration of Venezuelans of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 5th within Emilia-Romagna.
Across the nationalities we track, Castelnovo di Sotto counts 34 foreign residents in total, 0.39% of the population. The largest groups are Venezuelans (12), Argentinians (5), Brazilians (5).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Venezuelans in Castelnovo di Sotto has risen, from 4 to 12 (+200%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 17.8% of Castelnovo di Sotto's population was born outside Italy — 16.4% outside the EU and 1.3% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Venezuela | 12 | 0.14% |
| Argentina | 5 | 0.06% |
| Brazil | 5 | 0.06% |
| Spain | 3 | 0.03% |
| Portugal | 2 | 0.02% |
| Russia | 2 | 0.02% |
| Belgium | 1 | 0.01% |
| Canada | 1 | 0.01% |
| France | 1 | 0.01% |
| Greece | 1 | 0.01% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 0.01% |
| Austria | 0 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Switzerland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Germany | 0 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 0 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 0 | 0.00% |
| United Kingdom | 0 | 0.00% |
| Ireland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Japan | 0 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 0 | 0.00% |
| Mexico | 0 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 0 | 0.00% |
| Sweden | 0 | 0.00% |
| United States | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 7,144 | 82.25% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 114 | 1.31% |
| Born outside the EU | 1,428 | 16.44% |
Venezuelans 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 Castelnovo di Sotto is below the Reggio nell'Emilia average of €1,168/m². Averaged across 2 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.
A detached house here averages €1,150/m², against €975 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 7% 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.