Foreign residents in San Benedetto Val di Sambro
San Benedetto Val di Sambro, in the province of Bologna, is home to 6 Brazilians — 0.14% of its 4,220 residents. That is the 951st-highest concentration of Brazilians of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 46th within Emilia-Romagna.
Across the nationalities we track, San Benedetto Val di Sambro counts 23 foreign residents in total, 0.55% of the population. The largest groups are Brazilians (6), Dutch nationals (4), Russians (3).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Brazilians in San Benedetto Val di Sambro has risen, from 4 to 6 (+50%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 13.4% of San Benedetto Val di Sambro's population was born outside Italy — 9.5% outside the EU and 3.9% 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 | 6 | 0.14% |
| Netherlands | 4 | 0.09% |
| Russia | 3 | 0.07% |
| Argentina | 2 | 0.05% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 0.05% |
| United States | 2 | 0.05% |
| Belgium | 1 | 0.02% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 0.02% |
| Germany | 1 | 0.02% |
| France | 1 | 0.02% |
| Austria | 0 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 0 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 0 | 0.00% |
| Spain | 0 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 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% |
| Sweden | 0 | 0.00% |
| Venezuela | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 3,655 | 86.61% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 165 | 3.91% |
| Born outside the EU | 400 | 9.48% |
Brazilians over time
Quality of life in Bologna
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Property prices
Buying in San Benedetto Val di Sambro is far below the Bologna average of €2,143/m². Averaged across 2 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town. OMI records no rental figures here.
A detached house here averages €1,100/m², against €1,025 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 8% 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.