Foreign residents in Ostellato
Ostellato, in the province of Ferrara, is home to 3 Russians — 0.05% of its 5,592 residents. That is the 2129th-highest concentration of Russians of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 169th within Emilia-Romagna.
Across the nationalities we track, Ostellato counts 10 foreign residents in total, 0.18% of the population. The largest groups are Russians (3), Britons (2), Belgians (1).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Russians in Ostellato has risen, from 2 to 3 (+50%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 10.4% of Ostellato's population was born outside Italy — 7.6% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Russia | 3 | 0.05% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 0.04% |
| Belgium | 1 | 0.02% |
| Brazil | 1 | 0.02% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 0.02% |
| France | 1 | 0.02% |
| Ireland | 1 | 0.02% |
| Argentina | 0 | 0.00% |
| Austria | 0 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 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% |
| United States | 0 | 0.00% |
| Venezuela | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 5,012 | 89.63% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 155 | 2.77% |
| Born outside the EU | 425 | 7.60% |
Russians 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 Ostellato is well below the Ferrara average of €972/m². Averaged across 4 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
18.6 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 €809/m², against €681 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 19% 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.