Foreign residents in Loiano
Loiano, in the province of Bologna, is home to 5 Brazilians — 0.11% of its 4,517 residents. That is the 1396th-highest concentration of Brazilians of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 71st within Emilia-Romagna.
Across the nationalities we track, Loiano counts 25 foreign residents in total, 0.55% of the population. The largest groups are Brazilians (5), Spaniards (4), Greeks (4).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Brazilians in Loiano has risen, from 1 to 5 (+400%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 15.8% of Loiano's population was born outside Italy — 13.1% outside the EU and 2.7% 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 | 5 | 0.11% |
| Spain | 4 | 0.09% |
| Greece | 4 | 0.09% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 0.07% |
| Japan | 2 | 0.04% |
| Russia | 2 | 0.04% |
| Argentina | 1 | 0.02% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 0.02% |
| Germany | 1 | 0.02% |
| Denmark | 1 | 0.02% |
| France | 1 | 0.02% |
| Austria | 0 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Belgium | 0 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 0 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Ireland | 0 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 0 | 0.00% |
| Mexico | 0 | 0.00% |
| Netherlands | 0 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 0 | 0.00% |
| Portugal | 0 | 0.00% |
| Sweden | 0 | 0.00% |
| United States | 0 | 0.00% |
| Venezuela | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 3,803 | 84.19% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 124 | 2.75% |
| Born outside the EU | 590 | 13.06% |
Brazilians over time
Quality of life in Bologna
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Property prices
Buying in Loiano is far below the Bologna average of €2,143/m². Averaged across 2 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town. OMI records no rental figures here.
Housing here in excellent condition costs 31% more than ordinary condition — €1,064/m² against €813.
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 €1,025/m², against €813 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 26% 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.