Foreign residents in Lastra a Signa
Lastra a Signa, in the province of Firenze, is home to 23 Brazilians — 0.12% of its 19,869 residents. That is the 1310th-highest concentration of Brazilians of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 49th within Toscana.
Across the nationalities we track, Lastra a Signa counts 101 foreign residents in total, 0.51% of the population. The largest groups are Brazilians (23), Germans (14), Argentinians (8).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Brazilians in Lastra a Signa has risen, from 14 to 23 (+64%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 14.8% of Lastra a Signa's population was born outside Italy — 11.1% outside the EU and 3.7% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 23 | 0.12% |
| Germany | 14 | 0.07% |
| Argentina | 8 | 0.04% |
| France | 7 | 0.04% |
| Japan | 7 | 0.04% |
| United States | 7 | 0.04% |
| Russia | 5 | 0.03% |
| United Kingdom | 4 | 0.02% |
| South Korea | 4 | 0.02% |
| Switzerland | 3 | 0.02% |
| Portugal | 3 | 0.02% |
| Austria | 2 | 0.01% |
| Greece | 2 | 0.01% |
| Mexico | 2 | 0.01% |
| Netherlands | 2 | 0.01% |
| Venezuela | 2 | 0.01% |
| Australia | 1 | 0.01% |
| Belgium | 1 | 0.01% |
| Canada | 1 | 0.01% |
| Denmark | 1 | 0.01% |
| Spain | 1 | 0.01% |
| Sweden | 1 | 0.01% |
| Finland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Ireland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 16,921 | 85.16% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 737 | 3.71% |
| Born outside the EU | 2,211 | 11.13% |
Brazilians over time
Quality of life in Firenze
Full BES profile for Firenze →Firenze on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
Buying in Lastra a Signa is below the Firenze average of €2,236/m². Averaged across 5 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
25.7 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 €2,363/m², against €1,965 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 20% 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.