Foreign residents in Masi Torello
Masi Torello, in the province of Ferrara, is home to 10 French nationals — 0.44% of its 2,269 residents. That is the 48th-highest concentration of French nationals of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 3rd within Emilia-Romagna.
Across the nationalities we track, Masi Torello counts 23 foreign residents in total, 1.01% of the population. The largest groups are French nationals (10), Britons (4), Brazilians (3).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of French nationals in Masi Torello has risen, from 7 to 10 (+43%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 9.8% of Masi Torello's population was born outside Italy — 7.2% outside the EU and 2.6% 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 | 10 | 0.44% |
| United Kingdom | 4 | 0.18% |
| Brazil | 3 | 0.13% |
| Russia | 3 | 0.13% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 0.04% |
| Ireland | 1 | 0.04% |
| United States | 1 | 0.04% |
| Argentina | 0 | 0.00% |
| Austria | 0 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Belgium | 0 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 0 | 0.00% |
| Germany | 0 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 0 | 0.00% |
| Spain | 0 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Greece | 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% |
| Sweden | 0 | 0.00% |
| Venezuela | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 2,047 | 90.22% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 58 | 2.56% |
| Born outside the EU | 164 | 7.23% |
French nationals over time
Quality of life in Ferrara
Full BES profile for Ferrara →Ferrara on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
Buying in Masi Torello is well below the Ferrara average of €972/m². Averaged across 3 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
19.1 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 €850/m², against €745 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 15% 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.