Foreign residents in Cattolica
Cattolica, in the province of Rimini, is home to 42 Russians — 0.25% of its 16,601 residents. That is the 157th-highest concentration of Russians of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 9th within Emilia-Romagna.
Across the nationalities we track, Cattolica counts 129 foreign residents in total, 0.78% of the population. The largest groups are Russians (42), Brazilians (25), Dutch nationals (9).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Russians in Cattolica has fallen, from 68 to 42 (-38%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 14.9% of Cattolica's population was born outside Italy — 12.0% outside the EU and 2.9% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Russia | 42 | 0.25% |
| Brazil | 25 | 0.15% |
| Netherlands | 9 | 0.05% |
| Argentina | 7 | 0.04% |
| Germany | 7 | 0.04% |
| Switzerland | 6 | 0.04% |
| Spain | 6 | 0.04% |
| United Kingdom | 5 | 0.03% |
| United States | 5 | 0.03% |
| Austria | 4 | 0.02% |
| France | 3 | 0.02% |
| Portugal | 2 | 0.01% |
| Venezuela | 2 | 0.01% |
| Belgium | 1 | 0.01% |
| Finland | 1 | 0.01% |
| Greece | 1 | 0.01% |
| South Korea | 1 | 0.01% |
| Norway | 1 | 0.01% |
| Sweden | 1 | 0.01% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 0 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 0 | 0.00% |
| Ireland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Japan | 0 | 0.00% |
| Mexico | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 14,133 | 85.13% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 481 | 2.90% |
| Born outside the EU | 1,987 | 11.97% |
Russians over time
Quality of life in Rimini
Full BES profile for Rimini →Rimini on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
Buying in Cattolica is above the Rimini average of €2,238/m². Averaged across 2 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
21.5 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 €2,475/m², against €2,450 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.