Foreign residents in Poggio Renatico
Poggio Renatico, in the province of Ferrara, is home to 7 Brazilians — 0.07% of its 9,744 residents. That is the 2382nd-highest concentration of Brazilians of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 157th within Emilia-Romagna.
Across the nationalities we track, Poggio Renatico counts 28 foreign residents in total, 0.29% of the population. The largest groups are Brazilians (7), French nationals (4), Spaniards (3).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Brazilians in Poggio Renatico has risen, from 2 to 7 (+250%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 13.6% of Poggio Renatico's population was born outside Italy — 10.3% outside the EU and 3.3% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 7 | 0.07% |
| France | 4 | 0.04% |
| Spain | 3 | 0.03% |
| Russia | 3 | 0.03% |
| Argentina | 2 | 0.02% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 0.02% |
| Portugal | 2 | 0.02% |
| Venezuela | 2 | 0.02% |
| Germany | 1 | 0.01% |
| Ireland | 1 | 0.01% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 0.01% |
| Austria | 0 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Belgium | 0 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 0 | 0.00% |
| Switzerland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 0 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Greece | 0 | 0.00% |
| Japan | 0 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 0 | 0.00% |
| Mexico | 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 | 8,415 | 86.36% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 323 | 3.31% |
| Born outside the EU | 1,006 | 10.32% |
Brazilians over time
Quality of life in Ferrara
Full BES profile for Ferrara →Ferrara on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
About the Ferrara average of €972/m². Averaged across 4 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
19.5 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.
Housing here in excellent condition costs 43% more than ordinary condition — €1,434/m² against €1,006.
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 €1,219/m², against €1,006 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 21% 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.