All things you need to know about living in the province of Modena
The province of Modena is home to 564 Russians: 0.08% of its 708,340 residents, across 47 comuni.
ISTAT counts 96,913 residents with a foreign citizenship in the province, 13.68% of the population. The largest groups among the nationalities we follow most closely are Russians (564), Brazilians (561), French nationals (397).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Russians in the province has risen, from 535 to 564 (+5%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 16.5% of the province's population was born outside Italy: 14.2% outside the EU and 2.3% elsewhere in the EU. This broad-group split isn't comparable per-nationality to the citizenship figures above. See about the data.
By nationality
| Nationality | Citizens | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Romania | 12,477 | 1.76% |
| Albania | 8,303 | 1.17% |
| Ukraine | 5,499 | 0.78% |
| Poland | 1,562 | 0.22% |
| Russia | 564 | 0.08% |
| Brazil | 561 | 0.08% |
| France | 397 | 0.06% |
| Bulgaria | 394 | 0.06% |
| Spain | 375 | 0.05% |
| United Kingdom | 285 | 0.04% |
| Germany | 268 | 0.04% |
| Venezuela | 227 | 0.03% |
| Lithuania | 141 | 0.02% |
| Greece | 140 | 0.02% |
| Argentina | 135 | 0.02% |
| United States | 105 | 0.01% |
| Hungary | 103 | 0.01% |
| Portugal | 99 | 0.01% |
| Netherlands | 78 | 0.01% |
| Slovakia | 78 | 0.01% |
| Mexico | 76 | 0.01% |
| Czechia | 73 | 0.01% |
| Croatia | 71 | 0.01% |
| Japan | 61 | 0.01% |
| Belgium | 59 | 0.01% |
| Latvia | 58 | 0.01% |
| Sweden | 52 | 0.01% |
| Austria | 44 | 0.01% |
| Switzerland | 36 | 0.01% |
| Ireland | 33 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 19 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 19 | 0.00% |
| Estonia | 17 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 14 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 13 | 0.00% |
| Slovenia | 10 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 9 | 0.00% |
| Malta | 9 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 6 | 0.00% |
| Cyprus | 5 | 0.00% |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 591,583 | 83.52% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 16,341 | 2.31% |
| Born outside the EU | 100,416 | 14.18% |
Russians over time
Top 25 comuni by Russians share
- Mirandola0.20%
- Prignano sulla Secchia0.16%
- Zocca0.15%
- Polinago0.13%
- Concordia sulla Secchia0.11%
- Serramazzoni0.10%
- Modena0.10%
- Carpi0.10%
- Sassuolo0.10%
- Castelfranco Emilia0.10%
- Montefiorino0.09%
- Campogalliano0.09%
- San Prospero0.08%
- Spilamberto0.08%
- Pavullo nel Frignano0.08%
- Lama Mocogno0.08%
- Savignano sul Panaro0.07%
- Bastiglia0.07%
- Castelvetro di Modena0.06%
- San Cesario sul Panaro0.06%
- Camposanto0.06%
- Nonantola0.06%
- Cavezzo0.06%
- Formigine0.05%
- Maranello0.05%
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Seismic zones of its comuni
A province has no seismic zone of its own: each of its comuni has one. Here is how the 47 comuni of Modena are classified.
- Zone 1 (highest hazard)0
- Zone 27
- Zone 340
- Zone 4 (lowest hazard)0
Counts are comuni, not residents or land area. The zone is the legal classification each Region gave its comuni, not a forecast and not a verdict on any building. It has nothing to do with the 7% pensioner regime’s “seismic” routes, which depend on the 2009 and 2016–17 earthquake areas, not on a comune’s zone. See the map →