Foreign residents in Massa e Cozzile
Massa e Cozzile, in the province of Pistoia, is home to 19 Russians — 0.25% of its 7,746 residents. That is the 165th-highest concentration of Russians of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 14th within Toscana.
Across the nationalities we track, Massa e Cozzile counts 60 foreign residents in total, 0.77% of the population. The largest groups are Russians (19), Spaniards (8), Britons (6).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Russians in Massa e Cozzile has fallen, from 27 to 19 (-30%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 14.1% of Massa e Cozzile's population was born outside Italy — 9.2% outside the EU and 4.9% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Russia | 19 | 0.25% |
| Spain | 8 | 0.10% |
| United Kingdom | 6 | 0.08% |
| Austria | 4 | 0.05% |
| Brazil | 4 | 0.05% |
| Germany | 4 | 0.05% |
| United States | 3 | 0.04% |
| Switzerland | 2 | 0.03% |
| France | 2 | 0.03% |
| Portugal | 2 | 0.03% |
| Venezuela | 2 | 0.03% |
| Denmark | 1 | 0.01% |
| Finland | 1 | 0.01% |
| Ireland | 1 | 0.01% |
| Sweden | 1 | 0.01% |
| Argentina | 0 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Belgium | 0 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 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% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 6,654 | 85.90% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 383 | 4.94% |
| Born outside the EU | 709 | 9.15% |
Russians over time
Quality of life in Pistoia
Full BES profile for Pistoia →Pistoia on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
Buying in Massa e Cozzile is below the Pistoia average of €1,359/m². Averaged across 5 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
18.6 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 €1,394/m², against €1,245 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 12% 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.