Foreign residents in Mercato Saraceno
Mercato Saraceno, in the province of Forlì-Cesena, is home to 5 Spaniards — 0.07% of its 6,832 residents. That is the 775th-highest concentration of Spaniards of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 38th within Emilia-Romagna.
Across the nationalities we track, Mercato Saraceno counts 18 foreign residents in total, 0.26% of the population. The largest groups are Spaniards (5), Germans (3), Russians (3).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Spaniards in Mercato Saraceno has risen, from 4 to 5 (+25%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 15.5% of Mercato Saraceno's population was born outside Italy — 12.1% outside the EU and 3.4% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 5 | 0.07% |
| Germany | 3 | 0.04% |
| Russia | 3 | 0.04% |
| Switzerland | 2 | 0.03% |
| Austria | 1 | 0.01% |
| Brazil | 1 | 0.01% |
| France | 1 | 0.01% |
| Portugal | 1 | 0.01% |
| Venezuela | 1 | 0.01% |
| Argentina | 0 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Belgium | 0 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 0 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 0 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 0 | 0.00% |
| United Kingdom | 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% |
| Sweden | 0 | 0.00% |
| United States | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 5,776 | 84.54% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 231 | 3.38% |
| Born outside the EU | 825 | 12.08% |
Spaniards over time
Quality of life in Forlì-Cesena
Full BES profile for Forlì-Cesena →Forlì-Cesena on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
Buying in Mercato Saraceno is well below the Forlì-Cesena average of €1,553/m². Averaged across 3 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
24.6 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 22% more than ordinary condition — €1,420/m² against €1,167.
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 €1,275/m², against €1,167 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 10% 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.