Foreign residents in Mesola
Mesola, in the province of Ferrara, is home to 6 Spaniards — 0.09% of its 6,389 residents. That is the 449th-highest concentration of Spaniards of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 21st within Emilia-Romagna.
Across the nationalities we track, Mesola counts 17 foreign residents in total, 0.27% of the population. The largest groups are Spaniards (6), Brazilians (3), Argentinians (1).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Spaniards in Mesola has risen, from 4 to 6 (+50%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 8.0% of Mesola's population was born outside Italy — 5.2% outside the EU and 2.8% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 6 | 0.09% |
| Brazil | 3 | 0.05% |
| Argentina | 1 | 0.02% |
| Austria | 1 | 0.02% |
| Belgium | 1 | 0.02% |
| Germany | 1 | 0.02% |
| Mexico | 1 | 0.02% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 0.02% |
| Russia | 1 | 0.02% |
| Venezuela | 1 | 0.02% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 0 | 0.00% |
| Switzerland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 0 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 0 | 0.00% |
| France | 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% |
| Norway | 0 | 0.00% |
| Portugal | 0 | 0.00% |
| Sweden | 0 | 0.00% |
| United States | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 5,876 | 91.97% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 179 | 2.80% |
| Born outside the EU | 334 | 5.23% |
Spaniards 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 Mesola is well below the Ferrara average of €972/m². Averaged across 5 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
18.4 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 €860/m², against €777 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 12% 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.