Foreign residents in Grizzana Morandi
Grizzana Morandi, in the province of Bologna, is home to 8 Britons — 0.20% of its 3,913 residents. That is the 324th-highest concentration of Britons of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 12th within Emilia-Romagna.
Across the nationalities we track, Grizzana Morandi counts 45 foreign residents in total, 1.15% of the population. The largest groups are Britons (8), Dutch nationals (7), Spaniards (5).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Britons in Grizzana Morandi has held roughly steady, from 8 to 8 (+0%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 16.3% of Grizzana Morandi's population was born outside Italy — 12.4% outside the EU and 3.8% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 8 | 0.20% |
| Netherlands | 7 | 0.18% |
| Spain | 5 | 0.13% |
| Brazil | 3 | 0.08% |
| Germany | 3 | 0.08% |
| Ireland | 3 | 0.08% |
| Russia | 3 | 0.08% |
| United States | 3 | 0.08% |
| Belgium | 2 | 0.05% |
| France | 2 | 0.05% |
| Argentina | 1 | 0.03% |
| Australia | 1 | 0.03% |
| Canada | 1 | 0.03% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 0.03% |
| Finland | 1 | 0.03% |
| Portugal | 1 | 0.03% |
| Austria | 0 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 0 | 0.00% |
| Greece | 0 | 0.00% |
| Japan | 0 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 0 | 0.00% |
| Mexico | 0 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 0 | 0.00% |
| Sweden | 0 | 0.00% |
| Venezuela | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 3,277 | 83.75% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 149 | 3.81% |
| Born outside the EU | 487 | 12.45% |
Britons over time
Quality of life in Bologna
Full BES profile for Bologna →Bologna on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
Buying in Grizzana Morandi is far below the Bologna average of €2,143/m². Averaged across 5 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
16.6 years of rent here equal the purchase price — below 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 €1,125/m², against €890 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 32% 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.