Foreign residents in Monghidoro
Monghidoro, in the province of Bologna, is home to 6 Russians — 0.15% of its 3,904 residents. That is the 470th-highest concentration of Russians of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 25th within Emilia-Romagna.
Across the nationalities we track, Monghidoro counts 21 foreign residents in total, 0.54% of the population. The largest groups are Russians (6), Argentinians (4), Brazilians (4).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Russians in Monghidoro has risen, from 2 to 6 (+200%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 15.7% of Monghidoro's population was born outside Italy — 13.0% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Russia | 6 | 0.15% |
| Argentina | 4 | 0.10% |
| Brazil | 4 | 0.10% |
| Spain | 3 | 0.08% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 0.03% |
| Japan | 1 | 0.03% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 0.03% |
| United States | 1 | 0.03% |
| Austria | 0 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Belgium | 0 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 0 | 0.00% |
| Switzerland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Germany | 0 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 0 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 0 | 0.00% |
| France | 0 | 0.00% |
| Greece | 0 | 0.00% |
| Ireland | 0 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 0 | 0.00% |
| Mexico | 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 | 3,290 | 84.27% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 105 | 2.69% |
| Born outside the EU | 509 | 13.04% |
Russians over time
Quality of life in Bologna
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Property prices
Buying in Monghidoro is far below the Bologna average of €2,143/m². Based on a single OMI micro-zone, so it describes the town as one market. OMI records no rental figures here.
A detached house here averages €875/m², against €875 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — the two cost about the same 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.