Foreign residents in Arcola
Arcola, in the province of La Spezia, is home to 10 Germans — 0.10% of its 10,175 residents. That is the 1065th-highest concentration of Germans of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 58th within Liguria.
Across the nationalities we track, Arcola counts 64 foreign residents in total, 0.63% of the population. The largest groups are Germans (10), Russians (8), Spaniards (7).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Germans in Arcola has fallen, from 11 to 10 (-9%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 11.5% of Arcola's population was born outside Italy — 8.0% outside the EU and 3.5% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 10 | 0.10% |
| Russia | 8 | 0.08% |
| Spain | 7 | 0.07% |
| Argentina | 6 | 0.06% |
| United Kingdom | 6 | 0.06% |
| Netherlands | 6 | 0.06% |
| Venezuela | 6 | 0.06% |
| Brazil | 4 | 0.04% |
| France | 3 | 0.03% |
| Australia | 1 | 0.01% |
| Belgium | 1 | 0.01% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 0.01% |
| Denmark | 1 | 0.01% |
| Japan | 1 | 0.01% |
| Mexico | 1 | 0.01% |
| Sweden | 1 | 0.01% |
| United States | 1 | 0.01% |
| Austria | 0 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 0 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Greece | 0 | 0.00% |
| Ireland | 0 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 0 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 0 | 0.00% |
| Portugal | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 9,001 | 88.46% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 357 | 3.51% |
| Born outside the EU | 817 | 8.03% |
Germans over time
Quality of life in La Spezia
Full BES profile for La Spezia →La Spezia on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
Buying in Arcola is below the La Spezia average of €1,690/m². Averaged across 5 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
18.9 years of rent here equal the purchase price — below 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.
A detached house here averages €1,706/m², against €1,460 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 14% more 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.