Living in Foscherara, Bologna
Foscherara is an area of Bologna with about 10,883 residents. Its CityPulse standard score is 80 out of 100 (excellent): better than 76% of Bologna residents, ranked 9 of 47 areas.
Strengths
- Public green space: public green space 2 min walk, large park 2 min walk
- Services on foot: food shop 4 min walk, pharmacy 3 min walk, doctor 9 min walk
- Playgrounds on foot: playground 4 min walk
- Protected cycle lanes: protected cycle lane 3 min walk
Who Foscherara suits
| Profile | Score | Rank in the city |
|---|---|---|
| Student | 83 · excellent | 18 of 47 |
| Family | 87 · excellent | 8 of 47 |
| Over 65 | 85 · excellent | 9 of 47 |
| Working from home | 73 · good | 8 of 47 |
| Commuter | 79 · good | 4 of 47 |
Services on foot
Walking-network distance for the area's typical resident (median).
| Service | Typical distance | On foot |
|---|---|---|
| Food shop | 328 m | 4 min walk |
| Pharmacy | 228 m | 3 min walk |
| Doctor | 688 m | 9 min walk |
| Nursery school | 417 m | 5 min walk |
| Primary school | 539 m | 7 min walk |
| Bus, tram or water bus stop | 87 m | 1 min walk |
| Metro or train station | 987 m | 12 min walk |
| Public green space | 135 m | 2 min walk |
| Large park (≥ 10 ha) | 166 m | 2 min walk |
| Playground | 337 m | 4 min walk |
| Protected cycle lane | 267 m | 3 min walk |
Greenery, air and transport
- 17.1% tree canopy within 500 m (city median: 11.7%)
- 14.4 µg/m³ of PM2.5, 2024 annual mean
- 30 departures per hour between 7 and 9 am (city median: 34)
- Medium density
Streets and squares in Foscherara
Piazza Caduti di San Ruffillo · Piazzale Atleti Azzurri d'Italia · Piazzale Luciano Anceschi · Via Alberto Mario · Via Alessandro Antonelli · Via Alessandro Corticelli · Via Amilcare Ponchielli · Via Angelo Mariani · Via Antonio Labriola · Via Antonio Pacinotti · Via Antonio Salieri · Via Argonne · Via Benedetto Marcello · Via Bezzecca · Via Bruno Mugellini · Via Camillo Oblach · Via Cardinale Gil Alvarez Carillo de Albornoz · Via Croce di Camaldoli · Via Domenico Cimarosa · Via Domenico Scarlatti · Via Domokos · Via Don Luigi Guanella · Via Francesco Cavazzoni · Via Francesco Cilea · Via Francesco Nullo · Via Francesco Saverio Mercadante · Via Franco Alfano · Via Gherardo Ghirardini · Via Ghirardini · Via Giacomo Filippo Novaro · Via Gian Giacomo Carissimi · Via Giovanni Sebastiano Bach · Via Girolamo Frescobaldi · Via Giuseppe Bandi · Via Giuseppe Borgatti · Via Giuseppe Cesare Abba · Via Giuseppe Torelli · Via Ippolito Nievo · Via Ludwig Van Beethoven · Via Luigi Cherubini · Via Luigi Longo · Via Luigi Tukory · Via Mario e Luigi Mancinelli · Via Michele Amari · Via Pier Luigi da Palestrina · Via Pietro Giannone · Via Pietro Gubellini · Via Pietro Mascagni · Via Riccardo Stracciari · Via Savigno · Via Titta Ruffo · Via Tomaso Albinoni · Via Toscana · Via Umberto Giordano · Via Vincenzo Bellini · Via della Battaglia · Via della Direttissima · Via della Foscherara · Viale Josè Maria Escrivà
Nearby areas
- Chiesanuova 77
- San Ruffillo 76
- Cavedone 71
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Areas are named after OpenStreetMap neighbourhoods and have approximate boundaries: each hexagon goes to the nearest name. Values are residents' medians. Data updated on 2026-11-02. Method and sources