Foreign residents in Castelnovo ne' Monti
Castelnovo ne' Monti, in the province of Reggio nell'Emilia, is home to 10 Brazilians — 0.10% of its 10,369 residents. That is the 1687th-highest concentration of Brazilians of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 89th within Emilia-Romagna.
Across the nationalities we track, Castelnovo ne' Monti counts 29 foreign residents in total, 0.28% of the population. The largest groups are Brazilians (10), Argentinians (5), Russians (4).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Brazilians in Castelnovo ne' Monti has fallen, from 28 to 10 (-64%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 13.0% of Castelnovo ne' Monti's population was born outside Italy — 11.5% outside the EU and 1.5% 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 | 10 | 0.10% |
| Argentina | 5 | 0.05% |
| Russia | 4 | 0.04% |
| Germany | 3 | 0.03% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 0.02% |
| Spain | 1 | 0.01% |
| France | 1 | 0.01% |
| Greece | 1 | 0.01% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 0.01% |
| Portugal | 1 | 0.01% |
| 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% |
| 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% |
| Venezuela | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 9,023 | 87.02% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 158 | 1.52% |
| Born outside the EU | 1,188 | 11.46% |
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 Castelnovo ne' Monti is below the Reggio nell'Emilia average of €1,168/m². Averaged across 4 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
18.3 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 €1,263/m², against €1,003 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 15% 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.