Foreign residents in Maissana
Maissana, in the province of La Spezia, is home to 4 Brazilians — 0.70% of its 568 residents. That is notable for a comune of its size.
Across the nationalities we track, Maissana counts 10 foreign residents in total, 1.76% of the population. The largest groups are Brazilians (4), Dutch nationals (3), Swiss nationals (1).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Brazilians in Maissana has risen, from 0 to 4.
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 8.1% of Maissana's population was born outside Italy — 5.1% outside the EU and 3.0% 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 | 4 | 0.70% |
| Netherlands | 3 | 0.53% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 0.18% |
| Germany | 1 | 0.18% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 0.18% |
| Argentina | 0 | 0.00% |
| Austria | 0 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Belgium | 0 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 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% |
| 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 | 522 | 91.90% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 17 | 2.99% |
| Born outside the EU | 29 | 5.11% |
Brazilians over time
Quality of life in La Spezia
Full BES profile for La Spezia →La Spezia on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
Buying in Maissana is far below the La Spezia average of €1,690/m². Averaged across 2 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
16.7 years of rent here equal the purchase price — below 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 €1,075/m², against €700 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 54% 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.