Foreign residents in Sant'Ilario d'Enza
Sant'Ilario d'Enza, in the province of Reggio nell'Emilia, is home to 28 Brazilians — 0.24% of its 11,459 residents. That is the 330th-highest concentration of Brazilians of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 13th within Emilia-Romagna.
Across the nationalities we track, Sant'Ilario d'Enza counts 61 foreign residents in total, 0.53% of the population. The largest groups are Brazilians (28), Russians (7), Greeks (5).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Brazilians in Sant'Ilario d'Enza has risen, from 14 to 28 (+100%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 16.7% of Sant'Ilario d'Enza's population was born outside Italy — 15.2% outside the EU and 1.5% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 28 | 0.24% |
| Russia | 7 | 0.06% |
| Greece | 5 | 0.04% |
| Germany | 4 | 0.03% |
| Spain | 4 | 0.03% |
| Argentina | 3 | 0.03% |
| France | 3 | 0.03% |
| Austria | 1 | 0.01% |
| Belgium | 1 | 0.01% |
| Canada | 1 | 0.01% |
| Denmark | 1 | 0.01% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 0.01% |
| Ireland | 1 | 0.01% |
| United States | 1 | 0.01% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Switzerland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Japan | 0 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 0 | 0.00% |
| Mexico | 0 | 0.00% |
| Netherlands | 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 | 9,549 | 83.33% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 172 | 1.50% |
| Born outside the EU | 1,738 | 15.17% |
Brazilians over time
Quality of life in Reggio nell'Emilia
Full BES profile for Reggio nell'Emilia →Reggio nell'Emilia on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
Buying in Sant'Ilario d'Enza is below the Reggio nell'Emilia average of €1,168/m². Averaged across 4 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
20.4 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.
Housing here in excellent condition costs 33% more than ordinary condition — €1,430/m² against €1,073.
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 €1,575/m², against €1,073 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 24% 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.