Foreign residents in Sala Bolognese
Sala Bolognese, in the province of Bologna, is home to 5 Brazilians — 0.06% of its 8,454 residents. That is the 2751st-highest concentration of Brazilians of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 185th within Emilia-Romagna.
Across the nationalities we track, Sala Bolognese counts 21 foreign residents in total, 0.25% of the population. The largest groups are Brazilians (5), Germans (3), Spaniards (2).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Brazilians in Sala Bolognese has risen, from 3 to 5 (+67%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 10.2% of Sala Bolognese's population was born outside Italy — 7.6% outside the EU and 2.6% 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 | 5 | 0.06% |
| Germany | 3 | 0.04% |
| Spain | 2 | 0.02% |
| Russia | 2 | 0.02% |
| Austria | 1 | 0.01% |
| France | 1 | 0.01% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 0.01% |
| Greece | 1 | 0.01% |
| Japan | 1 | 0.01% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 0.01% |
| Portugal | 1 | 0.01% |
| United States | 1 | 0.01% |
| Venezuela | 1 | 0.01% |
| Argentina | 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% |
| Ireland | 0 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 0 | 0.00% |
| Mexico | 0 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 0 | 0.00% |
| Sweden | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 7,591 | 89.79% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 223 | 2.64% |
| Born outside the EU | 640 | 7.57% |
Brazilians over time
Quality of life in Bologna
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Property prices
Buying in Sala Bolognese is well below the Bologna average of €2,143/m². Averaged across 3 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
15.9 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 28% more than ordinary condition — €1,897/m² against €1,483.
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 €1,567/m², against €1,483 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 5% 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.