Foreign residents in Prignano sulla Secchia
Prignano sulla Secchia, in the province of Modena, is home to 8 Britons — 0.21% of its 3,826 residents. That is the 312th-highest concentration of Britons of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 10th within Emilia-Romagna.
Across the nationalities we track, Prignano sulla Secchia counts 24 foreign residents in total, 0.63% of the population. The largest groups are Britons (8), Russians (6), Spaniards (4).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Britons in Prignano sulla Secchia has risen, from 4 to 8 (+100%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 9.5% of Prignano sulla Secchia's population was born outside Italy — 7.5% outside the EU and 2.0% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 8 | 0.21% |
| Russia | 6 | 0.16% |
| Spain | 4 | 0.10% |
| Argentina | 2 | 0.05% |
| Brazil | 1 | 0.03% |
| Germany | 1 | 0.03% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 0.03% |
| Sweden | 1 | 0.03% |
| 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% |
| France | 0 | 0.00% |
| Greece | 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% |
| United States | 0 | 0.00% |
| Venezuela | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 3,461 | 90.46% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 77 | 2.01% |
| Born outside the EU | 288 | 7.53% |
Britons over time
Quality of life in Modena
Full BES profile for Modena →Modena on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
Buying in Prignano sulla Secchia is well below the Modena average of €1,393/m². Averaged across 2 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
21.1 years of rent here equal the purchase price, close to 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 €955/m², against €900 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 6% 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.