Foreign residents in Portico e San Benedetto
Portico e San Benedetto, in the province of Forlì-Cesena, is home to 4 Russians — 0.54% of its 742 residents. That is notable for a comune of its size.
Across the nationalities we track, Portico e San Benedetto counts 15 foreign residents in total, 2.02% of the population. The largest groups are Russians (4), Britons (3), Argentinians (1).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Russians in Portico e San Benedetto has risen, from 3 to 4 (+33%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 21.6% of Portico e San Benedetto's population was born outside Italy — 19.1% outside the EU and 2.4% 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 | 4 | 0.54% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 0.40% |
| Argentina | 1 | 0.13% |
| Austria | 1 | 0.13% |
| Belgium | 1 | 0.13% |
| Germany | 1 | 0.13% |
| Denmark | 1 | 0.13% |
| Greece | 1 | 0.13% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 0.13% |
| United States | 1 | 0.13% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Brazil | 0 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 0 | 0.00% |
| Switzerland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Spain | 0 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 0 | 0.00% |
| France | 0 | 0.00% |
| Ireland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Japan | 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 | 582 | 78.44% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 18 | 2.43% |
| Born outside the EU | 142 | 19.14% |
Russians over time
Quality of life in Forlì-Cesena
Full BES profile for Forlì-Cesena →Forlì-Cesena on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
Buying in Portico e San Benedetto is well below the Forlì-Cesena average of €1,553/m². Averaged across 3 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
25.1 years of rent here equal the purchase price — 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.
A detached house here averages €1,113/m², against €995 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.