Foreign residents in Scandiano
Scandiano, in the province of Reggio nell'Emilia, is home to 19 Spaniards — 0.07% of its 25,971 residents. That is the 778th-highest concentration of Spaniards of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 40th within Emilia-Romagna.
Across the nationalities we track, Scandiano counts 99 foreign residents in total, 0.38% of the population. The largest groups are Spaniards (19), Russians (18), Brazilians (16).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Spaniards in Scandiano has risen, from 14 to 19 (+36%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 11.0% of Scandiano's population was born outside Italy — 9.4% outside the EU and 1.6% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 19 | 0.07% |
| Russia | 18 | 0.07% |
| Brazil | 16 | 0.06% |
| Venezuela | 9 | 0.03% |
| Germany | 8 | 0.03% |
| Greece | 8 | 0.03% |
| Argentina | 3 | 0.01% |
| France | 3 | 0.01% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 0.01% |
| Switzerland | 2 | 0.01% |
| Japan | 2 | 0.01% |
| Netherlands | 2 | 0.01% |
| Belgium | 1 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 1 | 0.00% |
| Ireland | 1 | 0.00% |
| Mexico | 1 | 0.00% |
| Portugal | 1 | 0.00% |
| Sweden | 1 | 0.00% |
| Austria | 0 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 0 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 0 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 0 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 0 | 0.00% |
| United States | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 23,113 | 89.00% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 426 | 1.64% |
| Born outside the EU | 2,432 | 9.36% |
Spaniards 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 Scandiano is above the Reggio nell'Emilia average of €1,168/m². Averaged across 6 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
21.9 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 47% more than ordinary condition — €1,910/m² against €1,296.
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 €1,338/m², against €1,296 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 8% less per square metre — the opposite of what the two averages above suggest, because OMI prices houses and flats in different parts of town.
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.