Foreign residents in Sasso Marconi
Sasso Marconi, in the province of Bologna, is home to 11 Russians — 0.07% of its 14,907 residents. That is the 1528th-highest concentration of Russians of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 116th within Emilia-Romagna.
Across the nationalities we track, Sasso Marconi counts 73 foreign residents in total, 0.49% of the population. The largest groups are Russians (11), Britons (10), Spaniards (7).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Russians in Sasso Marconi has fallen, from 13 to 11 (-15%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 10.7% of Sasso Marconi's population was born outside Italy — 8.3% outside the EU and 2.4% 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 | 11 | 0.07% |
| United Kingdom | 10 | 0.07% |
| Spain | 7 | 0.05% |
| Brazil | 6 | 0.04% |
| France | 6 | 0.04% |
| Germany | 5 | 0.03% |
| Greece | 5 | 0.03% |
| United States | 5 | 0.03% |
| Argentina | 4 | 0.03% |
| Portugal | 3 | 0.02% |
| Finland | 2 | 0.01% |
| Japan | 2 | 0.01% |
| Sweden | 2 | 0.01% |
| Belgium | 1 | 0.01% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 0.01% |
| Ireland | 1 | 0.01% |
| Mexico | 1 | 0.01% |
| Norway | 1 | 0.01% |
| Austria | 0 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 0 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 0 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 0 | 0.00% |
| Netherlands | 0 | 0.00% |
| Venezuela | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 13,317 | 89.33% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 352 | 2.36% |
| Born outside the EU | 1,238 | 8.30% |
Russians over time
Quality of life in Bologna
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Property prices
About the Bologna average of €2,143/m². Averaged across 4 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
28.4 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.
Housing here in excellent condition costs 20% more than ordinary condition — €2,414/m² against €2,019.
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 €1,904/m², against €2,019 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — the two cost about the same 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.