Foreign residents in Borgo a Mozzano
Borgo a Mozzano, in the province of Lucca, is home to 28 Britons — 0.42% of its 6,668 residents. That is the 112th-highest concentration of Britons of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 26th within Toscana.
Across the nationalities we track, Borgo a Mozzano counts 77 foreign residents in total, 1.15% of the population. The largest groups are Britons (28), Americans (10), Irish nationals (8).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Britons in Borgo a Mozzano has risen, from 20 to 28 (+40%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 10.7% of Borgo a Mozzano's population was born outside Italy — 8.4% outside the EU and 2.3% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 28 | 0.42% |
| United States | 10 | 0.15% |
| Ireland | 8 | 0.12% |
| Germany | 6 | 0.09% |
| Brazil | 5 | 0.07% |
| Netherlands | 5 | 0.07% |
| Russia | 5 | 0.07% |
| Belgium | 2 | 0.03% |
| France | 2 | 0.03% |
| Sweden | 2 | 0.03% |
| Canada | 1 | 0.01% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 0.01% |
| Spain | 1 | 0.01% |
| Portugal | 1 | 0.01% |
| Argentina | 0 | 0.00% |
| Austria | 0 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 0 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Greece | 0 | 0.00% |
| Japan | 0 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 0 | 0.00% |
| Mexico | 0 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 0 | 0.00% |
| Venezuela | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 5,955 | 89.31% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 156 | 2.34% |
| Born outside the EU | 557 | 8.35% |
Britons over time
Quality of life in Lucca
Full BES profile for Lucca →Lucca on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
Buying in Borgo a Mozzano is far below the Lucca average of €1,713/m². Averaged across 5 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
23.4 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.
A detached house here averages €1,085/m², against €813 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 33% 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.