Foreign residents in Pianoro
Pianoro, in the province of Bologna, is home to 15 Russians — 0.08% of its 17,866 residents. That is the 1271st-highest concentration of Russians of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 100th within Emilia-Romagna.
Across the nationalities we track, Pianoro counts 88 foreign residents in total, 0.49% of the population. The largest groups are Russians (15), Brazilians (11), Germans (8).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Russians in Pianoro has risen, from 9 to 15 (+67%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 13.0% of Pianoro's population was born outside Italy — 10.3% 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 | 15 | 0.08% |
| Brazil | 11 | 0.06% |
| Germany | 8 | 0.04% |
| Spain | 8 | 0.04% |
| France | 8 | 0.04% |
| Greece | 7 | 0.04% |
| Venezuela | 5 | 0.03% |
| Switzerland | 4 | 0.02% |
| Japan | 4 | 0.02% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 0.02% |
| Portugal | 3 | 0.02% |
| Argentina | 2 | 0.01% |
| Mexico | 2 | 0.01% |
| Netherlands | 2 | 0.01% |
| United States | 2 | 0.01% |
| Austria | 1 | 0.01% |
| Australia | 1 | 0.01% |
| Belgium | 1 | 0.01% |
| Ireland | 1 | 0.01% |
| Canada | 0 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 0 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 0 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 0 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 0 | 0.00% |
| Sweden | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 15,536 | 86.96% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 481 | 2.69% |
| Born outside the EU | 1,849 | 10.35% |
Russians over time
Quality of life in Bologna
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Property prices
Buying in Pianoro is below the Bologna average of €2,143/m². Averaged across 4 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
30.4 years of rent here equal the purchase price — well above 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 21% more than ordinary condition — €2,339/m² against €1,938.
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 €2,242/m², against €1,938 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — the two cost about the same per square metre — the opposite of what the two averages above suggest, because OMI prices houses and flats in different parts of town.
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.