Foreign residents in Casola in Lunigiana
Casola in Lunigiana, in the province of Massa-Carrara, is home to 24 Britons — 2.63% of its 912 residents. That is notable for a comune of its size.
Across the nationalities we track, Casola in Lunigiana counts 48 foreign residents in total, 5.26% of the population. The largest groups are Britons (24), Dutch nationals (6), Germans (5).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Britons in Casola in Lunigiana has risen, from 23 to 24 (+4%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 12.8% of Casola in Lunigiana's population was born outside Italy — 9.3% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 24 | 2.63% |
| Netherlands | 6 | 0.66% |
| Germany | 5 | 0.55% |
| United States | 3 | 0.33% |
| Finland | 2 | 0.22% |
| Ireland | 2 | 0.22% |
| Argentina | 1 | 0.11% |
| Australia | 1 | 0.11% |
| Belgium | 1 | 0.11% |
| Brazil | 1 | 0.11% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 0.11% |
| France | 1 | 0.11% |
| Austria | 0 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 0 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 0 | 0.00% |
| Spain | 0 | 0.00% |
| Greece | 0 | 0.00% |
| Japan | 0 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 0 | 0.00% |
| Mexico | 0 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 0 | 0.00% |
| Portugal | 0 | 0.00% |
| Russia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Sweden | 0 | 0.00% |
| Venezuela | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 795 | 87.17% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 32 | 3.51% |
| Born outside the EU | 85 | 9.32% |
Britons over time
Quality of life in Massa-Carrara
Full BES profile for Massa-Carrara →Massa-Carrara on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
Buying in Casola in Lunigiana is far below the Massa-Carrara average of €1,514/m². Averaged across 2 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town. OMI records no rental figures here.
A detached house here averages €963/m², against €743 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 29% 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.