Foreign residents in Careggine
Careggine, in the province of Lucca, is home to 9 Britons — 1.80% of its 500 residents. That is notable for a comune of its size.
Across the nationalities we track, Careggine counts 10 foreign residents in total, 2.00% of the population. The largest groups are Britons (9), Brazilians (1).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Britons in Careggine has risen, from 7 to 9 (+29%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 5.4% of Careggine's population was born outside Italy — 4.2% outside the EU and 1.2% 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 | 9 | 1.80% |
| Brazil | 1 | 0.20% |
| Argentina | 0 | 0.00% |
| Austria | 0 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Belgium | 0 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 0 | 0.00% |
| Switzerland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Germany | 0 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 0 | 0.00% |
| Spain | 0 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 0 | 0.00% |
| France | 0 | 0.00% |
| Greece | 0 | 0.00% |
| Ireland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Japan | 0 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 0 | 0.00% |
| Mexico | 0 | 0.00% |
| Netherlands | 0 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 0 | 0.00% |
| Portugal | 0 | 0.00% |
| Russia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Sweden | 0 | 0.00% |
| United States | 0 | 0.00% |
| Venezuela | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 473 | 94.60% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 6 | 1.20% |
| Born outside the EU | 21 | 4.20% |
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 Careggine is far below the Lucca average of €1,713/m². Averaged across 2 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 €963/m², against €730 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 32% 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.