Foreign residents in Cesena
Cesena, in the province of Forlì-Cesena, is home to 73 Russians — 0.08% of its 95,730 residents. That is the 1468th-highest concentration of Russians of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 111th within Emilia-Romagna.
Across the nationalities we track, Cesena counts 414 foreign residents in total, 0.43% of the population. The largest groups are Russians (73), Brazilians (67), Argentinians (40).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Russians in Cesena has risen, from 59 to 73 (+24%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 12.8% of Cesena's population was born outside Italy — 9.7% outside the EU and 3.1% 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 | 73 | 0.08% |
| Brazil | 67 | 0.07% |
| Argentina | 40 | 0.04% |
| Spain | 37 | 0.04% |
| Germany | 31 | 0.03% |
| France | 26 | 0.03% |
| United Kingdom | 19 | 0.02% |
| Greece | 19 | 0.02% |
| Netherlands | 16 | 0.02% |
| Portugal | 16 | 0.02% |
| United States | 12 | 0.01% |
| Belgium | 10 | 0.01% |
| Austria | 8 | 0.01% |
| Japan | 7 | 0.01% |
| Mexico | 7 | 0.01% |
| Canada | 5 | 0.01% |
| Switzerland | 5 | 0.01% |
| Venezuela | 5 | 0.01% |
| Australia | 3 | 0.00% |
| Ireland | 3 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 2 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 1 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 1 | 0.00% |
| Sweden | 1 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 83,476 | 87.20% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 3,008 | 3.14% |
| Born outside the EU | 9,246 | 9.66% |
Russians over time
Quality of life in Forlì-Cesena
Full BES profile for Forlì-Cesena →Forlì-Cesena on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
About the Forlì-Cesena average of €1,553/m². Averaged across 10 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
22.7 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.
Housing here in excellent condition costs 25% more than ordinary condition — €2,019/m² against €1,615.
That gap is what the market charges for a place you don’t have to work on. It is not what the work would cost you — OMI prices property, not builders.
A detached house here averages €1,660/m², against €1,615 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 3% 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.