Foreign residents in Santa Sofia
Santa Sofia, in the province of Forlì-Cesena, is home to 4 Britons — 0.10% of its 4,009 residents. That is the 748th-highest concentration of Britons of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 41st within Emilia-Romagna.
Across the nationalities we track, Santa Sofia counts 16 foreign residents in total, 0.40% of the population. The largest groups are Britons (4), Russians (3), Brazilians (2).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Britons in Santa Sofia has risen, from 3 to 4 (+33%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 16.3% of Santa Sofia's population was born outside Italy — 11.6% outside the EU and 4.7% 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 | 4 | 0.10% |
| Russia | 3 | 0.07% |
| Brazil | 2 | 0.05% |
| Germany | 2 | 0.05% |
| Belgium | 1 | 0.02% |
| France | 1 | 0.02% |
| Portugal | 1 | 0.02% |
| Sweden | 1 | 0.02% |
| Venezuela | 1 | 0.02% |
| Argentina | 0 | 0.00% |
| Austria | 0 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 0 | 0.00% |
| Switzerland | 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% |
| Netherlands | 0 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 0 | 0.00% |
| United States | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 3,357 | 83.74% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 188 | 4.69% |
| Born outside the EU | 464 | 11.57% |
Britons over time
Quality of life in Forlì-Cesena
Full BES profile for Forlì-Cesena →Forlì-Cesena on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
Buying in Santa Sofia is well below the Forlì-Cesena average of €1,553/m². Averaged across 2 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
24.9 years of rent here equal the purchase price — above 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 €1,225/m², against €1,138 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.