Foreign residents in Cervia
Cervia, in the province of Ravenna, is home to 41 Brazilians — 0.14% of its 28,957 residents. That is the 959th-highest concentration of Brazilians of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 48th within Emilia-Romagna.
Across the nationalities we track, Cervia counts 210 foreign residents in total, 0.73% of the population. The largest groups are Brazilians (41), Russians (36), Germans (27).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Brazilians in Cervia has fallen, from 43 to 41 (-5%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 14.8% of Cervia's population was born outside Italy — 8.8% outside the EU and 6.0% 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 | 41 | 0.14% |
| Russia | 36 | 0.12% |
| Germany | 27 | 0.09% |
| Spain | 25 | 0.09% |
| France | 18 | 0.06% |
| Greece | 10 | 0.03% |
| United Kingdom | 9 | 0.03% |
| Switzerland | 7 | 0.02% |
| United States | 6 | 0.02% |
| Portugal | 5 | 0.02% |
| Austria | 4 | 0.01% |
| Belgium | 4 | 0.01% |
| Netherlands | 4 | 0.01% |
| Argentina | 3 | 0.01% |
| Sweden | 3 | 0.01% |
| Venezuela | 3 | 0.01% |
| Australia | 1 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 1 | 0.00% |
| Japan | 1 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 1 | 0.00% |
| Mexico | 1 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 0 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 0 | 0.00% |
| Ireland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 24,676 | 85.22% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 1,728 | 5.97% |
| Born outside the EU | 2,553 | 8.82% |
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 Cervia is far above the Ravenna average of €1,701/m². Averaged across 8 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
27.9 years of rent here equal the purchase price — above 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 €3,297/m², against €3,278 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.