Foreign residents in Castiglione di Garfagnana
Castiglione di Garfagnana, in the province of Lucca, is home to 7 Irish nationals — 0.41% of its 1,701 residents. That is the 4th-highest concentration of Irish nationals of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 1st within Toscana.
Across the nationalities we track, Castiglione di Garfagnana counts 19 foreign residents in total, 1.12% of the population. The largest groups are Irish nationals (7), Britons (6), Americans (4).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Irish nationals in Castiglione di Garfagnana has held roughly steady, from 7 to 7 (+0%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 6.8% of Castiglione di Garfagnana's population was born outside Italy — 3.9% outside the EU and 2.9% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 7 | 0.41% |
| United Kingdom | 6 | 0.35% |
| United States | 4 | 0.24% |
| Brazil | 2 | 0.12% |
| 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% |
| 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% |
| Venezuela | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 1,585 | 93.18% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 49 | 2.88% |
| Born outside the EU | 67 | 3.94% |
Irish nationals 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 Castiglione di Garfagnana is far below the Lucca average of €1,713/m². Averaged across 3 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
27.1 years of rent here equal the purchase price — above 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 €1,050/m², against €748 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 35% 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.