Province of Reggio Emilia

There are 42 municipalities (comuni) in the province. Rolo, the smallest municipality in the province by area, is the municipality farthest to the East. Ventasso is the municipality farthest to the West. The border towns of the province are Ventasso, which is the smallest municipality by population, to the south and Luzzara in the north. Luzzara is the second largest municipality in Emilia-Romagna and has the highest number of foreign nationals in the region. • Albinea • Bagnolo in Piano • Baiso • Bibbiano • Boretto • Brescello • Cadelbosco di Sopra • Campagnola Emilia • Campegine • Canossa • Carpineti • Casalgrande • Casina • Castellarano • Castelnovo di Sotto • Castelnovo ne' Monti • Cavriago • Correggio • Fabbrico • Gattatico • Gualtieri • Guastalla • Luzzara • Montecchio Emilia • Novellara • Poviglio • Quattro Castella • Reggio nell'Emilia • Reggiolo • Rio Saliceto • Rolo • Rubiera • San Martino in Rio • San Polo d'Enza • Sant'Ilario d'Enza • Scandiano • Toano • Ventasso • Vetto • Vezzano sul Crostolo • Viano • Villa Minozzo == Demographics ==

As of 2025, the province has a population of 530,740, of which 49.6% are male and 50.4% are female, compared to the national average of 49.0% and 51.0% respectively. Minors make up 15.8% of the population, and seniors make up 22.9%, compared to the national average of 14.9% and 24.7% respectively. ==Education==

Four faculties of the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia are located in Reggio Emilia. The Faculty of Engineering and Agriculture was established in Reggio Emilia in 1998, followed by the Faculties of Communication Sciences and of Education Sciences. It is home to the Orto Botanico dell'Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia. The Reggio Emilia approach to preschool education was started by the schools of Reggio Emilia after World War II and it's well-known all over the world, being one of the most advanced systems at present times. It is based and inspired on theories of Malaguzzi, Bruner, Vygotsky, Dewey, Piaget and Gardner. Reggio Emilia holds the International Centre Loris Malaguzzi, a modern structure where the Reggio Emilia approach is implemented, exported and spread around the world. ==Sports==

With sports arenas including the Stadio Giglio and PalaBigi, Reggio Emilia is home to the basketball team Pallacanestro Reggiana. The Camparini Gioielli Cup is a yearly challenger-level tennis tournament played on clay in Reggio Emilia. AC Reggiana 1919 is the historical soccer team of Reggio Emilia; it currently plays in the second national soccer league Serie B. Stadio Giglio (actual attendance is 29,650) is the home play ground for AC Reggiana 1919. ==See also== • AC Reggiana 1919 • Art collection of Fondazione Manodori • Comunes of the province of Reggio Emilia • PalaBigi • Pallacanestro Reggiana • Reggio Emilia approach • Reggio Emilia chess tournament • Stadio Giglio • University of Modena and Reggio Emilia ==References==