Foreign residents in San Pietro in Casale
San Pietro in Casale, in the province of Bologna, is home to 10 Russians — 0.08% of its 12,991 residents. That is the 1448th-highest concentration of Russians of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 106th within Emilia-Romagna.
Across the nationalities we track, San Pietro in Casale counts 59 foreign residents in total, 0.45% of the population. The largest groups are Russians (10), Germans (7), Greeks (7).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Russians in San Pietro in Casale has risen, from 5 to 10 (+100%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 16.7% of San Pietro in Casale's population was born outside Italy — 13.2% outside the EU and 3.5% 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 | 10 | 0.08% |
| Germany | 7 | 0.05% |
| Greece | 7 | 0.05% |
| Argentina | 6 | 0.05% |
| Spain | 6 | 0.05% |
| Brazil | 5 | 0.04% |
| Japan | 5 | 0.04% |
| France | 3 | 0.02% |
| Venezuela | 3 | 0.02% |
| Finland | 2 | 0.02% |
| United States | 2 | 0.02% |
| Belgium | 1 | 0.01% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 0.01% |
| Norway | 1 | 0.01% |
| Austria | 0 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 0 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 0 | 0.00% |
| United Kingdom | 0 | 0.00% |
| Ireland | 0 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 0 | 0.00% |
| Mexico | 0 | 0.00% |
| Netherlands | 0 | 0.00% |
| Portugal | 0 | 0.00% |
| Sweden | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 10,823 | 83.31% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 456 | 3.51% |
| Born outside the EU | 1,712 | 13.18% |
Russians over time
Quality of life in Bologna
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Property prices
Buying in San Pietro in Casale is well below the Bologna average of €2,143/m². Based on a single OMI micro-zone, so it describes the town as one market.
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 26% more than ordinary condition — €2,151/m² against €1,700.
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 €1,200/m², against €1,700 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 12% less 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.