Foreign residents in Formigine
Formigine, in the province of Modena, is home to 52 French nationals — 0.15% of its 34,464 residents. That is the 343rd-highest concentration of French nationals of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 19th within Emilia-Romagna.
Across the nationalities we track, Formigine counts 227 foreign residents in total, 0.66% of the population. The largest groups are French nationals (52), Brazilians (34), Britons (29).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of French nationals in Formigine has risen, from 30 to 52 (+73%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 9.2% of Formigine's population was born outside Italy — 7.1% outside the EU and 2.0% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| France | 52 | 0.15% |
| Brazil | 34 | 0.10% |
| United Kingdom | 29 | 0.08% |
| Germany | 26 | 0.08% |
| Russia | 18 | 0.05% |
| Spain | 17 | 0.05% |
| Venezuela | 12 | 0.03% |
| Argentina | 6 | 0.02% |
| Greece | 5 | 0.01% |
| United States | 5 | 0.01% |
| Mexico | 3 | 0.01% |
| Netherlands | 3 | 0.01% |
| Sweden | 3 | 0.01% |
| Austria | 2 | 0.01% |
| Canada | 2 | 0.01% |
| Finland | 2 | 0.01% |
| Japan | 2 | 0.01% |
| Portugal | 2 | 0.01% |
| Australia | 1 | 0.00% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 1 | 0.00% |
| Ireland | 1 | 0.00% |
| Belgium | 0 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 0 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 31,305 | 90.83% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 698 | 2.03% |
| Born outside the EU | 2,461 | 7.14% |
French nationals over time
Quality of life in Modena
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Property prices
Buying in Formigine is above the Modena average of €1,393/m². Averaged across 6 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
20.8 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 42% more than ordinary condition — €2,396/m² against €1,688.
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 €1,488/m², against €1,688 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 11% less 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.