Foreign residents in Fanano
Fanano, in the province of Modena, is home to 16 French nationals — 0.54% of its 2,979 residents. That is the 34th-highest concentration of French nationals of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 2nd within Emilia-Romagna.
Across the nationalities we track, Fanano counts 28 foreign residents in total, 0.94% of the population. The largest groups are French nationals (16), Germans (4), Belgians (3).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of French nationals in Fanano has risen, from 9 to 16 (+78%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 13.6% of Fanano's population was born outside Italy — 8.3% outside the EU and 5.3% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| France | 16 | 0.54% |
| Germany | 4 | 0.13% |
| Belgium | 3 | 0.10% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 0.07% |
| Brazil | 1 | 0.03% |
| Spain | 1 | 0.03% |
| United States | 1 | 0.03% |
| Argentina | 0 | 0.00% |
| Austria | 0 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 0 | 0.00% |
| Switzerland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 0 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Greece | 0 | 0.00% |
| Ireland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Japan | 0 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 0 | 0.00% |
| Mexico | 0 | 0.00% |
| Netherlands | 0 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 0 | 0.00% |
| Portugal | 0 | 0.00% |
| Russia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Sweden | 0 | 0.00% |
| Venezuela | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 2,575 | 86.44% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 157 | 5.27% |
| Born outside the EU | 247 | 8.29% |
French nationals over time
Quality of life in Modena
Full BES profile for Modena →Modena on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
Buying in Fanano is well below the Modena average of €1,393/m². Averaged across 2 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
23.3 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 €1,068/m², against €1,043 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 2% 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.